Managing Flash Player via GPO
Microsoft has given us WSUS to manage their patches, but it doesn't help with the current vector of attacks. Flash and Java are widely exploited to pwn your machines. In this article, we'll look at deploying Flash via an AD GPO.
Pros
- You already have the AD, use it
Cons
- Can't schedule installs, installs automatically happen on next restart
- Can't see results of install without looking at the client's event logs.
Windows Apps
Recommended Free Baseline Apps
7-Zip - Archive utility
MalwareBytes - Malware cleaning utility
Microsoft Security Essentials - Antivirus Utility
Notepad++ - Source Code and Text Editor
PrimoPDF - PDF Creator
FoxIt Reader - PDF Reader
Evernote - Note Capture
DropBox - Cloud Storage / Sync
Wuala - Encrypted Could Storage / Sync
LastPass - Password Management Utility (Worth the $12/yr for Premium services)
FileZilla - FTP/SFTP program
Putty - SSH Utility
TereCopy - Copy Utility
VLC - Video Player
WinDirStat - HD Space Visualization
UltraDefrag - HD Defragmenter