We mentioned this in our April Patch Blog, but we wanted to do a separate post to make sure everyone sees and understands the implications of this anomaly. Issue: Some Windows 11 machines with 23H2 are not getting the latest Cumulative Updates (CU). Symptom: The machine will appear to be fully patched, not only to Kaseya but also if you run Windows Update. However, if you run a Hot Fix check for either March or April’s CU, neither is installed. How to locate: We have a script you can find on ClubMSP called Windows 11 – Check Latest Cumulative Update (CU). You create a custom field and then run the script. It will check for either KB5053602 or KB5055528. If you don’t want to download and run the script, you can simply run this PowerShell command either locally or from within LiveConnect: if (Get-HotFix | Where-Object { $_.HotFixID -in @(‘KB5053602’,…
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May 2013 Patch Recommendations
10 Security Bulletins were released – 2 Critical, 8 Important, and 0 Moderate This Month In Brief We have not uncovered any widespread problems with any of these patches and are releasing all of them. MS13-037 and MS13-038 are a top priority as they are rated critical and apply to Internet Explorer. Make sure to…
Fixing Patch Management For Windows 8 Machines
Some of our partners are noticing a few Windows 8/2012 machines are failing to scan properly. Windows 8/2012 require users to Opt-in to the Windows updates server. If machines Opt-out the WUA service will not work and because Kaseya patching relies on WUA. Without WUA, it will not scan properly. You’ll notice this when the machine…
Spam Soap Archiving Webinar
In the three videos below, Eric Pinto shows off Spam Soap’s archiving product. Archiving is a fantastic tool for MSPs who are working with companies that have a lot of government restrictions, legal issues, or other things. This is perfect for industries such as law, government, medical and more. Video 1 – Intro To Spam…
Intronis Spring Fling
As Mother Nature starts warming the air, we thought we would try to heat up your backup sales with some special “Spring Fling” pricing on all Intronis backup quantities less than 500GB. Starting immediately, you will pay the 250-499GB price of $.90 per GB. If you are an existing VA-Intronis partner, your price will be…
Silently scan a machine remotely with Microsoft Security Essentials (Windows Defender)
Kaseya offers (depending on which package you have with us) not one, but two powerful Anti-virus modules (Kaspersky or AVG). There is also the anti-malware module (Malwarebytes). But sometimes, for whatever reason, you may not decide to be using the built in AV modules. Perhaps you didn’t build it into your budget, or perhaps you’re…
Automating CCleaner To Install, Update, and Run Through Kaseya
CCleaner is a powerful temporary file removal tool released by Piriform. Their tool has been an invaluable part of our toolkit for a long time, and it is one of the earliest tools which we automated through Kaseya. Since CCleaner clears out temporary files, we can keep systems clean, running fast, and often can avoid…
Using Machine ID in Kaseya's Agent Menu
One of Kaseya’s best features is the minute size and non-intrusive nature of the Kaseya agent. It’s small, compact, and normally (unless you modify it) leaves a stylish little “K” symbol down in the system tray. This little icon does not just look pretty. It offers a unique lifeline between you and your clients in…
Malware Bytes Database Update v2013.04.15.12 Crashing Computers
Update 4-25-2013: To determine if a machine has the bad update look for database version 913041512. Any definition version other than 913041512 is fine. This specific update version with the issue was only available for download for a few minutes before being pulled from availability. You do not need to run the patch on non-affected…
A fast and dirty portable USB Keyboard and Mouse for work in the field?
This was nifty, to put it bluntly. Maybe not the most practical thing, but I could see having something like this handy if you want something you can throw into your bag. Its probably also good for working with racked servers, I’d imagine, if a USB port is handy…. Though I suppose you’d also want…
Brute Force Attack Against WordPress
Anyone who knows me knows that I’m a total WordPress addict. I love the platform for developing websites and have done a ton of custom development for the Virtual Administrator website as well as many others. However, with the popularity WordPress has gained, it has also gained a lot of attention from the hacker world.…