VSS Freeze Wait Timeout

Challenge A Backup or Replication tasks fails with the following errors: "VSSControl: Failed to prepare guest for freeze, wait timeout 900 sec." "VSSControl: Failed to freeze guest, wait timeout" Solution Possible Security Software Interference Anti-virus software may impede VSS operations. As an...

The Low-Down on Daonol

A relatively new trojan has been making the rounds and causing some problems, particularly on Windows XP systems. Trojan:Win32/Daonol is malware which hooks various system calls in order to steal credential information and redirect some web traffic. It also protects itself by keeping some...