desktop_software

Desktop/Server Standards

The following is a list of software, that is applied to new PCs or servers (where applicable).

    • Bios Update

    • Operating System

    • Service Packs

    • Drivers (Network/Graphics/USB/Sound/...)

    • AntiVirus Software

    • Pop-Up Stopper

    • Malware detection utilities

    • Productivity Software

    • Adobe Acrobat Reader

    • Instant Messenger

    • Desktop and email search engine

    • Firefox Browser

    • OpenVLC Player/AVS DVD Player

    • WinRAR

    • Remote Desktop

    • Other Business & Personal Applications

The following is a list of operations to be performed on the new PC

    • Change TEMP variable

    • Partition Drives

    • Create Users with appropriate previleges

    • Change size of Virtual Memory

    • Schedule daily updates of anti-virus definitions

    • Schedule daily scans for viruses and trojans

    • Enable Remote Desktop or Terminal Services

    • Disable IIS or web services

    • Remove default applications as applicable per policy (Games, SNMP, ...)