Tag: desktop

Worried of FBI’s Blackout? Let ME help you to fix your DNS

This is in continuation with this post on FBI shutting down the stand-in DNS Servers on March 8, 2012 and its implications In short, the computers affected by the DNSChanger Trojan will not be able to connect to the internet after March 8 until the DNS Settings have been fixed. The DNS Checker tool discussed in the above blog post helps you primarily find whether your system is infected with the DNSChanger Trojan. You will have to fix your DNS Settings manually to be able to connect to the internet.

Microsoft Releases Advance Notification for September 2011 Patch Tuesday

Microsoft released their advance notification for September 2011 patch Tuesday. Microsoft will release 5 bulletins on September 13 , all of them are rated as Important Vulnerability Impact 3 bulletins addresses Remote Code Execution 2 bulletins addresses Elevation of Privilege Affected Products: All supported Microsoft operating systems Office 2003, 2007, 2010 (Excel) Groove Server 2007 SharePoint Workspace 2010 Excel Viewer Office Compatibility Pack 2007 SharePoint Server 2007, 2010 Office Forms Server 2007 Groove Server (Data Bridge Server) 2007, 2010 Office Web Apps 2010 (Excel) SharePoint Services 2.0, 3.0 SharePoint Foundation 2010 Once the bulletins are released, the Patch Assessment team at Desktop Central will test all the patches pertaining to these bulletins and update their central patch database at the earliest. Update: Adobe has also released an advance notification that they would release an update on Sep 13, 2011

Desktop Central August Newsletter

Newsletter – August 2011 Greetings from ManageEngine Desktop Central! We are happy to announce the availability of latest hotfix to Desktop Central 7 – Build 70234. Here’s the complete list of enhancements & bug fixes over previous hotfix: Enhancements & Bug Fixes Enhancements Ability to automatically scan to fetch the systems’ warranty has been included for Dell, HP and Toshiba computers. Moving Desktop Central installation from one computer to the other is made easy with the option to provide the details of the new computer in the user interface