I have meet quite a few people who have had their lap tops and even computers stolen. When purchasing a Dell computer for a client of mine, who by the way had ALL their computers and more stolen from their office, I opted to also purchas the LoJack for their new computers. So I thouht I would may you all aware of this technology as well.
What is LoJack for laptops?
LoJack for Laptops is a software-based theft recovery service. Backed with our service guarantee, it tracks, locates, and recovers stolen computers while providing you with the ability to protect your personal information from identity theft.
Product features include:
They have other software as well but Laptops seem to be the main target for theft as people will leave them in their cars.
LoJack for Laptops
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Sunday, October 11, 2009
Saturday, October 03, 2009
How to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client silently using the command line
Thanks for the tip "HOBITS"
How to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client silently using the command line
Question/Issue:
How can I uninstall the client silently from the command line?
Solution:
You can use a command line with the correct product code to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection Client
Find the product code
The product code is the unique identifier for the product. You can find the product code for your product version in the Windows Registry.
To find the product code for your product
In the Windows Registry Editor, expand the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
This key contains many keys.
In the left pane, click each key.
In the right pane, look at the DisplayName value.
Find the key whose DisplayName value is Symantec Endpoint Protection
Use the product code in the command line as shown in the next section of this document.
The surrounding braces are part of the code.
Write the command line
Type the following command line to uninstall your product version. Use the product code that you found in the previous section of this document. The surrounding braces are part of the code:
msiexec.exe /q/x
If the command fails, run the command from one of the following locations, depending on your version of Windows:
Windows 2000
:\winnt\system32\msiexec.exe /q/x
Windows 2003/XP
:\windows\system32\msiexec.exe /q/x
Considerations if an uninstall password is in place
If you set a password for client uninstallation, you cannot uninstall the client silently. Clients with an uninstall password are prompted for the password, which must be entered manually. To uninstall the client silently, disable the password.
Symantec, . "How to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) clietn silently using the command line." Symantec. 02-03-2009. Symantec Corporation, Web. 3 Oct 2009.. Endpoint Protection 11.
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How to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) client silently using the command line
Question/Issue:
How can I uninstall the client silently from the command line?
Solution:
You can use a command line with the correct product code to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection Client
Find the product code
The product code is the unique identifier for the product. You can find the product code for your product version in the Windows Registry.
To find the product code for your product
In the Windows Registry Editor, expand the following key:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall
This key contains many
In the left pane, click each
In the right pane, look at the DisplayName value.
Find the
Use the product code in the command line as shown in the next section of this document.
The surrounding braces are part of the code.
Write the command line
Type the following command line to uninstall your product version. Use the product code that you found in the previous section of this document. The surrounding braces are part of the code:
msiexec.exe /q/x
If the command fails, run the command from one of the following locations, depending on your version of Windows:
Windows 2000
Windows 2003/XP
Considerations if an uninstall password is in place
If you set a password for client uninstallation, you cannot uninstall the client silently. Clients with an uninstall password are prompted for the password, which must be entered manually. To uninstall the client silently, disable the password.
Symantec, . "How to uninstall Symantec Endpoint Protection (SEP) clietn silently using the command line." Symantec. 02-03-2009. Symantec Corporation, Web. 3 Oct 2009.
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Saturday, August 22, 2009
Facebook Face Apps, Beware
I received this from TrendMicro's Blog feed today:
It would be easy to think that once someone has logged in successfully to Facebook—and not a phishing site—that the security threat is largely gone. However, that’s not quite the case, as we’ve seen before.
Earlier this week, however, Trend Micro researcher Rik Ferguson found at least two—if not more—malicious applications on Facebook. (These were the Posts and Stream applications.) They were used for a phishing attack that sent users to a known phishing domain, with a page claiming that users need to enter their login credentials to use the application. The messages appear as notifications in a target user’s legitimate Facebook profile, as shown below. The links to the malicious site are highlighted:
Figure 1. Facebook notifications page
After entering the credentials, users would then be redirected to Facebook itself. (The posts detailing these findings can be found at the Counter Measures blog; the initial report is here and a follow-up was posted here.)
While Trend Micro has informed Facebook of these findings, users should still exercise caution when entering login credentials. They should be doubly sure that these are being entered into legitimate sites, and not carefully crafted phishing sites. The particular site involved in this phishing attack is already blocked by the Smart Protection Network.
Image credits: thanks to Rik Ferguson, Countermeasures blog.
Post from: TrendLabs Malware Blog - by Trend MicroFacebook Applications Used For Phishing
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It would be easy to think that once someone has logged in successfully to Facebook—and not a phishing site—that the security threat is largely gone. However, that’s not quite the case, as we’ve seen before.
Earlier this week, however, Trend Micro researcher Rik Ferguson found at least two—if not more—malicious applications on Facebook. (These were the Posts and Stream applications.) They were used for a phishing attack that sent users to a known phishing domain, with a page claiming that users need to enter their login credentials to use the application. The messages appear as notifications in a target user’s legitimate Facebook profile, as shown below. The links to the malicious site are highlighted:
Figure 1. Facebook notifications page
After entering the credentials, users would then be redirected to Facebook itself. (The posts detailing these findings can be found at the Counter Measures blog; the initial report is here and a follow-up was posted here.)
While Trend Micro has informed Facebook of these findings, users should still exercise caution when entering login credentials. They should be doubly sure that these are being entered into legitimate sites, and not carefully crafted phishing sites. The particular site involved in this phishing attack is already blocked by the Smart Protection Network.
Image credits: thanks to Rik Ferguson, Countermeasures blog.
Post from: TrendLabs Malware Blog - by Trend MicroFacebook Applications Used For Phishing
View article...
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