My continuing journey in to the joys of having a non-standard Edge server configuration, just to have a lab to muck around in! Certain file types, mainly .exe were being deleted and replaced with a simple .txt with the name of the deleted file attached to the original email. So I got evil.exe.txt rather than [...]
Was struggling to get an Exchange 2007 Transport Edge server working how I wanted it to. I was simply trying to use it as a straight forward standalone relay SMTP server in prep for the whole Exchange 2007 thang. Not connected to Exchange in the slightest way, shape or form. I haven’t had the chance to [...]
Have being digging around and looking for best practices on what not to scan, such as SQL and Exchange databases and the like. Found this little gem in the depths of Ms Kb files: Recommended Forefront Client Security file and folder exclusions for Microsoft products Nice additional services covered here Read it, print it then [...]
Well, to keep myself amused decide to build a second version of the lab. Getting the other needed files downloaded for FCS MMC 3.0 x86 GPMC (SP1) .Net Framework 2 (SP1) Windows Update Agent 3.0 x86 Windows Update Agent 3.0 x64 WSUS 3.0 x86 ISA 2004 Hardening Guide Then on the existing WSUS server, exporting [...]
The fun part of building labs is breaking them. I have a fully functioning Windows 2003 Domain, running MOSS ’07, Exchange 2007, six XP machine running office and ForeFront. Time to cause havoc on my own network Quick backup of the lab – dump all the VM’s to external hard drive, just in case. Now [...]
