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Symantec Endpoint Rapid Release for FU Worm

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NOTE: After a cursory view of the Symantec forums, it's come to my attention that it is NOT best practice to use Rapid Release, unless directed by Symantec or if you have this worm. I would compare this closely to M$ release of patches that are special in nature, and would normally only release these if the system exhibited specific symptoms related to said patch. In other words, use at your own risk. Image via CrunchBase Downloading and Installing RapidRelease Definitions: Open your Web browser . If you are using a dial-up connection, connect to any Web site, such as: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/ Copy and paste the address ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/english_us_canada/antivirus_definitions/norton_antivirus/rapidrelease/sequence/ into the address bar of your Web browser and then press Enter.(this could take a minute or so if you have a slow connection) Now select 92114 folder or a higher. Open the folder. Select the file symrapidreleasedefsx86.exe When a down

Running Logon Scripts with CPAU

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I like scripting . It helps me manage my client PC 's, perform redundant tasks, push out software updates, among other things. Most of the users on my network do not have privileges to install software, so this affects how some of my scripts function . I discovered that setting GPO to install applications with elevated privileges doesn't mean that the logon scripts also get processed the same way. This annoyed me, and I quickly found a solution. Introduce CPAU, from http://www.joeware.net/ . A neat little utility that takes the place of RUNAS, and very easy to use. I use it to launch my domain logon script, as it copies a HOST file , and other batch files run locally by the scheduler service, which are not allowed write by ordinary users. The following line encodes a file that will run logon.cmd using the credentials provided it. \\mydc\netlogon\cpau.exe -u mydomain\UserWithPermissions -p UserWithPermissionsPassword -ex \\mydc\netlogon\logon.cmd -file \\mydc\netlogon