Archive for Network Administrator

Kaspersky Worm.Win32.Generic False Positive

Posted by Steve Wiseman on November 12, 2009 with 3 Comments

We have been getting buried in reports that our Network Administrator product is being flagged by Kaspersky Antivirus as having the Worm.Win32.Generic virus.

As a precaution we test all of our software with 4 of the most popular anti-virus products – so we are sure this is a false positive.

In addition, we push all of the exe files through this website as a final check:

http://www.virustotal.com

The problem with this Worm.Win32.Generic is that it is not a signature based detection – it looks at the behavior of the application and makes its determination. Obviously I can see why Network Administrator looks like a virus. It can kill process, execute programs remotely, copy files over the network…all things a virus can do.

So we need your help – if you have Kaspersky, and you are getting the false postive…Please send them a report by visiting this page:

http://support.kaspersky.com/virlab/helpdesk.html

Pick “False Alarm” from the list, and tell them the program name (Network Administrator), and where to download it from (http://www.intelliadmin.com/NetworkAdministrator.exe) (Our program is too big to upload to their form).

Filed Under: AntiVirus, Network Administrator

Network Administrator 3.0 Update

Posted by Steve Wiseman on November 11, 2009 with 2 Comments

It has been less than two weeks since we released Network Administrator 3.0.

One of the things we did miss in that release was new icons – we actually used the same icon as Remote Control 4

Normally, this would not be a problem, since you can easily see what program you are running in the task bar. This all changed with Windows 7

In Windows 7, there are no captions by the icons. When both programs are running side by side, it can get annoying trying to figure out which one to click:

Network Administrator Next To Remote Control

We had new icons designed for Network Administrator, and released a new version that uses them:

Network Administrator New Icon

Now when you are using these two programs together under Windows 7, it is easy to see which one to click:

Remote Control and Network Administrator Icons

You can download your update from here:

http://www.intelliadmin.com/NetworkAdministrator.exe

Filed Under: Network Administrator, Tools, Utility, Windows 7

Network Administrator 3.0 Released

Posted by Joel Sundquist on October 30, 2009 with 1 Comments

We are proud to announce the release of Network Administrator 3.0. Thanks for all of the suggestions, and bug reports. Every one of them helped us.

Give it a spin, and download it from here:

http://www.intelliadmin.com/NetworkAdministrator.exe

(If you purchased a pre-order serial number – use this download and activate it with the serial number you received)

If your plugin has not been implemented, not to worry, we are going to keep pushing them out over the coming months and weeks.

Before that, our next step will be to finish the plugin builder. This will be a web based system that will be free for anyone to use. You will be able to build your own plugins using VBScript, or Batch files. Later, once we get that all smoothed out, we will consider adding other scripting platforms like Kix Script, and Powershell.

So far, we have a settings panel designer almost finished. It still needs the graphics for the different component types, but we will get that done. After that we will implement the logon system and plugin generator. Once that is complete we will start allowing people to beta test the service.

What can you do with Network Administrator? Well, you can pick a list of machines, and apply an action against them. Here are all of the current actions available:

Change network configuration

Want to switch 1000 hosts to DHCP? Have new DNS servers? No problem, with this plugin you can change them in a few clicks

Daylight Saving Time Update
Network Administrator 3 Daylight Saving Time Update
Easily update those older NT 4.1, Windows 2000, and XP machines to the latest DST settings without being forced to purchase a $5000 patch from microsoft.

Disable CDROM Drives
Network Administrator 3 Disable CDROM
Keep users from installing unwanted software. Disable and enable their CDROM / DVD drives with ease.

Set Excel 2007 to save in the older format
Network Administrator 3 Excel Document Set
Having a problem with users sending Excel 2007 documents to people outside your network? Reduce those help desk calls by forcing all of your Excel 2007 users to automatically save in the 2003/XP format.

Disable Floppy Drives
Network Administrator 3 Floppy Disabler
Prevent users from accessing their floppy drives and installing unwanted software.

Folder copy
Network Administrator 3 Folder Copy
Have a set of shortcuts you want to copy to everyone’s desktop? Or a configuration file you need to place on their C Drive? Use the folder copy plugin to copy files and folders to many machines in just a few clicks.

Block IE 7 Automatic Install
Network Administrator 3 IE 7 Blocker
Need to keep IE 6 on your network, and want to prevent those dreaded calls after users install IE 7? Use the IE 7 blocker to prevent the automatic install of IE 7.

Block IE 8 Automatic Install
Network Administrator 3 IE 8 Blocker
Keep IE 7 standard on your network by blocking the automatic install of IE 8

Kill Processes
Network Administrator 3 Kill Processes
This plugin can kill a process by name across your network. Got a piece of spyware that uses a common filename, but keeps randomizing a prefex? Use the wildcard feature to zap them all

Logon Disclaimer
Network Administrator 3 Logon Disclaimer
Have legal statements that need to be declared to users before they logon? Use the logon disclaimer to notify them

Manage Services
Network Administrator 3 Manage Services
Stop, Start, and modify services using the manage services plugin

Disable Offile FIles
Network Administrator 3 Offline File Disabler
Every fresh install of Windows XP has the ‘Offline Files’ feature enabled. This annoying functionality can be disabled with this plugin

Change Power Management Settings
Network Administrator 3 Power Management
Save energy by making changes to the power management settings on computers across your network

Remote Desktop Enabler
Network Administrator 3 Remote Desktop Enabler
Have remote registry access to a remote machine, but remote desktop is disabled? Remote desktop enabler can turn on remote desktop so you can get into that machine asap.

Remote Desktop Port Set
Network Administrator 3 Remote Desktop Port Set
Want to change the port Remote Desktop uses to listen for connections? Use this plugin to change the port that Remote Desktop listens on.

Remote Execute
Network Administrator 3 Remote Execute
Got an MSI file you want to install silently on 100 machines? Network Administrator can do it in a few clicks. Build batch files, or VBS files and easily execute them remotely.

Set Background Wallpaper
Network Administrator 3 Set Background Wallpaper
Have a corporate logo you want to have on everyone’s background? Use the wallpaper plugin to set it across your network. It will even take care of copying it to the remote host for you.

Set Local Administrator Password
Network Administrator 3 Set Local Administrator
Resetting the domain administrator password is easy, but what happens when an employee leaves the company and you have 50 machines with the same local administrator password? Normally, you would walk around to each one and change it. With the ‘Set Local Administrator Password’ feature you can change it across your network without even getting out of your chair.

Set VNC Password
Network Administrator 3 Set VNC Passwords
Use Tight VNC, or Real VNC on your network? Need to change the password on a 100 or 1000 machines? Network Administrator can change them all in one sweep of your network.

Reboot or Shutdown Computers
Network Administrator 3 Shutdown or Reboot
Quickly shutdown, or reboot computers. You can even set a time limit before your action takes place, and tell users why they need a reboot or shutdown.

Disable USB Flash Drives
Network Administrator 3 USB Flash Drive Disabler
Prevent access to USB flash drives, while allowing USB based keyboards, mice, and scanners.

Windows Autologon
Network Administrator 3 Windows Autologon
Set windows to automatically logon as a specific username and password.

Word Default Document Set
Network Administrator 3 Word Default Document Set
Upgrade to Office 2007, but want users to save in 2003/XP format by default? Use the default document set feature to make this change in a flash.

That is the complete list. The list will keep growing as we continue to improve and add them in.

If you have an idea of one you want added, or have an improvement you want made to a current one, then send us an email to plugins@intelliadmin.com

It won’t be too long, and you will be able to build your own!

Purchase today for only $199

Filed Under: Network Administrator

Change Power Save Settings Remotely

Posted by Steve Wiseman on October 23, 2009 with 10 Comments

We have been working hard on Network Administrator 3.

It was just released – You can download it from here:

http://www.intelliadmin.com/NetworkAdministrator.exe

Network Administrator allows you to make tweaks and changes to computers across your network, and in version 3 we have an extensive plugin system that allows us to add functionality quite quickly.

One of the requests we keep getting is a plugin to change power management settings. It turns out that this is actually much harder than it seems. There are different ways in each version of windows – and some of them don’t even work all the time.

We worked around the clock to work around all of the quirks and issues, and finally built a plugin that allows you to change these settings on Windows 2000, XP, 2003, Vista, 2008, and Windows 7.

Power Management Plugin

These settings are not even available with group policy, or any specific registry settings – so this is a huge time saver.

The settings for the plugin are packed with power management options:

Power Management Settings

In a few clicks you can change the power management options for multiple computers across your network.

Best of all, Network Administrator is a free tool to use on up to 3 computers at a time.

Give it a spin and let us know what you think.

Need to use Network Administrator 3.0 on more than 3 computers? Get an unlimited copy for only $199 Click here to purchase

Filed Under: Beta, Network Administrator, Tools, Utility, Windows 2000, Windows 2008, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP

Network Administrator – Beta 4 Released

Posted by Steve Wiseman on October 8, 2009 with 4 Comments

We are right on track with our beta – Network Administrator Beta 4 has been released.

You can get a copy of the beta from here:

Network Administrator Beta 4

As I wrote last week, we were working on the remote execute engine within Network Administrator. I am pleased to say that it is complete.

As a result of that implementation we were able to add two new plugins. They are:

Change Network Settings

Switch a computer to DHCP, or update the DNS Settings to different servers

Change Network Settings

Remote Execute

This allows you to remotely execute a vbscript, batch file, MSI installer (It automatically makes it quiet for you), or command line program. This is a very powerful addition, since it gives you the ability to create a script, and push it across all the machines on your network. One other point to note about this is that this will be faster than you doing this yourself from the command line using tools like PSExec. This is because Network Administrator will spawn more than one process at a time to accomplish your task.

Remote Execute Plugin

If you missed my post last week, we promised 10 plugins by the time we release on October 30th. In addition to the two I just discussed, here is what we have created so far:

Mass Folder Copy – This plugin allows you to pick a folder on your hard drive, and copy it to many machines across your network. Perfect way to copy a set of shortcuts to everyone’s desktop.

Offline Files Disabler – Disables the annoying offline files setting in Windows XP, and 2003.

Logon Disclaimer – Allows you to set a logon disclaimer that is displayed to a user before they login.

Wallpaper Set – You can set a common background wallpaper image, and set options such as tile, stretch, and center.

One of our next plugins will allow you to change the password of a local admin user account. It is easy to change an Active Directory user account, but when an admin leaves, you still have those local account passwords floating around. This would allow you to change it in a few moments – across your entire network.

Get your suggestion in by mailing us at plugins@intelliadmin.com We cannot answer all of the emails sent, but we do read them all.

Give it a spin, and let us know what you think.

Pre order your upgrade of Network Administrator 3.0 for only $99 (Includes a copy of 2.9)- Don’t wait – It will be $199 when it is released on October 30th. Click here to purchase

Filed Under: Beta, Command Line, Network Administrator

Network Administrator – Beta 3

Posted by Steve Wiseman on September 30, 2009 with 0 Comments

Network Administrator Beta 3 has been released. If you never have used it before, Network Administrator allows you to perform actions on any number of machines across your network. You can reboot 100 computers with the press of a button, disable USB flash drives, or set Microsoft Word to save in 2003 format. These are just a few of things you can do with it.

You can get a copy of the beta from here:

Network Administrator Beta 3

If you purchase 2.9 today, you will get 3.0 free when it is released on October 27th – Best of all, you get it for 50% off as a regular reader of my blog. Just use this special link when ordering:

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In the 3.0 we have built a core system that supports plugins. This allows us to now add new actions quickly. Last time I spoke about the beta I promised 10 new plugins (in addition to the standard list of actions in 2.9) would be added before the final release.

So far we have added 4 of them. Here they are:

Mass Folder Copy – This plugin allows you to pick a folder on your hard drive, and copy it to many machines across your network. Perfect way to copy a set of shortcuts to everyone’s desktop.

Offline Files Disabler – Disables the annoying offline files setting in Windows XP, and 2003.

Logon Disclaimer – Allows you to set a logon disclaimer that is displayed to a user before they login.

Wallpaper Set – You can set a common background wallpaper image, and set options such as tile, stretch, and center.

All of these have been suggested by beta testers. We have had other great ones, like resetting the local admin password, or pushing out MSI files silently. We are still working on the remote execution engine, and once that is complete we will be able to implement some of those ideas. Get your suggestion in by mailing us at plugins@intelliadmin.com We cannot answer all of the emails sent, but we do read them all.

Give it a spin, and let us know what you think.

Filed Under: Network Administrator, Tools, Utility, Windows