Some Notes on the Machines

To pull up a list of all DNS records for a single hostname:

dig +nocmd yourdomain.com any +multiline +noall +answer

Rather helpful:

http://titlerequired.com/2011/12/07/quick-fix-sbs-2008-sites-self-signed-certificate-expired/

Here’s what appears to be a good one:

http://www.dvdvideosoft.com/products/dvd/Free-YouTube-Uploader.htm#.UkDvkE4o7ug

Lots of interesting things here:

http://code.google.com/p/googlecl/

including, just for starters, command-line upload to Youtube.

If BITS and/or Windows Update aren’t working, try this:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/949104

This works very well:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/thunderbird/addon/google-contacts/

Here’s a great jump-off point for Sarbanes-Oxley and the like:

http://ithandbook.ffiec.gov/it-booklets/audit/appendix-c-laws,-regulations,-and-guidance.aspx

This one removes toolbars and other junkware:

http://thisisudax.org/

Recommending by the bleepingcomputer.com people.

You can change the server which a VIPRE agent talks to without removal/reinstall!!!

1. Browse to C:\ProgramData\GFI Software\AntiMalware, C:\ProgramData\Sunbelt\AntiMalware, C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\GFI Software\Antimalware, or C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Sunbelt\Antimalware, depending on version of VIPRE.

2. Delete Policy.xml and Agentsettings.xml

3. Using this registry entry key:

x32:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\SBAMSvc\PolicyServiceMachineName

x64:

HKLM\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SBAMSvc\PolicyServiceMachineName

change the string in PolicyServiceMachineName to the IP or working DNS name of your VIPRE server, then restart service SBAMSvc, and you are in! It will automatically drop the object into default policy of the replacement server.

A reportedly excellent tool:

http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/adwcleaner/