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Posted by AndrewHow To, Powershell, VMwarecli, scripting, vmware, windows server 2012

Finally VMware have released a KB for the dreaded Windows Server 2012 reboot and hang problem. I’m sure this is familar to many 🙂 Here’s a link to the KB from VMware We started this off in our Test environment, just to be sure. Firstly I used RVTools to generate a list of all guests […]

Posted by AndrewHow To, Powershellactive directory, powershell, scripting, windows server

I’ve moved on to a much larger site with work and the environment is lot more complex that I’ve dealt with previously. I had a requirement today to check all the Domain Controllers and needed a powershell script to identify the DCs in each child domain. A quick bit of research and hacking together of […]

Itsallgeek2me

3 months ago

On a lighter note, one of the more amusing pages I follow ( www.facebook.com/IFeakingLoveScience/ ) posted an article about an interactive map of the world that will show you the antipode of your location on the map; or in other words, what is on the other side of the world to you.

I was curious and tested this out and may have discovered the secret behind an age old mystery.

As you will see by the images, I entered good, old Perth and was amazed to discover our antipode is in fact .... Bermuda!

Now, take the common knowledge (at least in WA and some parts of Australia) that Perth drivers are pretty bloody awful (can't merge, inconsiderate, baffled by roundabouts etc).

Add in the Bermuda triangle where many ships just disappeared from the face of the earth without a trace.

And I think we have found the answer to the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle - the combined force of all the shitty Perth drivers is powerful enough to affect ships on the other side of the world 😎

Ok, so maybe it's a bit of a stretch ... but if you'd like to check out the Antipodes Map for yourself, go here www.antipodesmap.com/ , and you check check out IFLScience here www.iflscience.com or their Facebook page I already linked. ... See MoreSee Less

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Itsallgeek2me

4 months ago

A copy of some guidance from Microsoft around the new ransomware "Petya"

Overview

Microsoft’s antivirus software detects and protects against this ransomware. Our initial analysis found that the ransomware uses multiple techniques to spread, including two which were addressed by a security update (MS17-010) previously provided for all platforms from Windows XP to Windows 10.

As a general precaution, customers should exercise caution when opening unknown files. We are continuing to investigate and will take appropriate action to protect customers..

Malware Detection

Windows Defender, System Center Endpoint Protection, and Forefront Endpoint Protection detect this threat family as Ransom:Win32/Petya. Ensure you have a definition version equal to or later than:
• Threat definition version: 1.247.197.0
• Version created on: 12:04:25 PM : Tuesday, June 27 2017
• Last Update: 12:04:25 PM : Tuesday, June 27 2017
In addition, the free Microsoft Safety Scanner www.microsoft.com/security/scanner/ is designed to detect this threat as well as many others.
Those with a solution from an antivirus provider other than Microsoft should check with that company.

Recommendations

Three specific steps customers can take to mitigate against new ransomware:
1. Ensure you have the latest security updates installed
2. Ensure you have the latest AV Signatures from your preferred AV vendor
3. Do not open email/attachments from unknown/untrusted sources

Note: these are good security defense-in-depth recommendations that may prevent being infected by this ransomware, but these steps alone do not guarantee against infection. ... See MoreSee Less

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