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Articles (38)

Pinned Article Anti-Virus - Start Here

To protect systems and data against viruses and malware, MSU IT provides endpoint security protection at no cost to departments, faculty, researchers, and staff.

Encrypting Data Files on Windows and macOS

It is a best practice to encrypt, and thereby password protect, any shared data file containing a level of sensitive data.

EndPoint Package (anti-virus software) - General Information About SQL Injection Attacks

This article provides information about SQL Injection Attacks and steps to take to mitigate them

Internet Browser - Links for How to Use Autofill for Logins in Popular Internet Browsers

This article shares links to outside support sites that show how to enable autofill and modify saved passwords for logins, etc.

Local Endpoint Protection - Frequently Asked Questions about ESET

This article is a growing list of questions that have been received regarding ESET.

Jamf - End User Experience for Microsoft AutoUpdate on macOS

This article provides information about default automatic updates for all Microsoft applications on macOS.

Authentication - How to Enable Okta Verify for ESET Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Following these steps will connect your Okta Verify credential to authenticate on an ESET Business Account

Enterprise Business Systems (EBS) - How to Disable Toolbar Extensions in Safari

This article provides instructions about how to disable toolbars add-ons in Safari to prevent issues with EBS systems such as HR/Payroll

Enterprise Business Systems (EBS) - How to Disable Toolbars (Extensions) in FireFox

Issues with EBS systems, particularly HR/Payroll, can occur when using non-supported toolbars, such as Ask, Bing, Google, MSN, Yahoo, and others.

ESET - How to Enable Presentation Mode in ESET

When you need presentations to run without interruption from ESET Endpoint Security, there are 2 primary methods to activate Presentation Mode.

How to Adjust Cookie Handling in Popular Internet Browsers

Some websites may require cookies in order to function properly. This article links to support documentation how to adjust cookie handling in many popular browsers.

How to Clear Cache and Cookies from Popular Internet Browsers

Following these steps will clear the cache of your internet browser, which is an essential troubleshooting step for many web-related problems.

How to Enable Incognito or InPrivate Browsing in Popular Internet Browsers

This article details how to enable private browsing which is useful to bypass or diagnose various browser issues.

How to Enable/Disable Pop Ups in Common Internet Browsers

This article links to support documentation showing steps to enable or disable pop ups in a browser.

How to Install, Set up, and Grant Permissions for TeamViewer Host using Jamf Pro

This article provides information on how to install, set-up, and grant permissions for TeamViewer Host and how to use TeamViewer Host.

How to Reserialize the License for Adobe Creative Suite - Internal Only

Following these steps will apply serialized licensing to a copy of Adobe Creative Suite.

How To Update Bookmarks in Popular Internet Browsers

Following these steps will update a bookmark in your browser to a new URL (website address). This can help resolve some browser issues caused by outdated bookmarks pointing to a now incorrect URL.

Internet Browser - How to Change Default Font Settings in Popular Browsers

This article links to instructions how to change default font settings in many popular browsers. Not all had official documentation sources available.

Local Endpoint Protection - How to Obtain a License for ESET Anti-Virus for Personal Use

Following these steps will obtain a license allowing you to download and install the ESET Anti-Virus software to a personal machine.

NVivo - How to Purchase a License and Download and Install

This article gives basic details how to obtain a departmental license for NVivo, where to download it, and contains some links to training materials.

Operating Systems - Determining Operating System and Application Version Numbers

This document will how to determine the Operating System (OS) and OS build/version number, as well as the version numbers of most applications.

Local Endpoint Protection - How to Download and Install ESET Anti-Virus on a Personal Windows Device

Following these steps will install a copy of the ESET Anti-Virus Protection application on your personal Windows device.

Spartan 365 - How To Activate Microsoft Office 365 on a Shared Windows 10 Machine

Following these steps will activate Office 365 for your user account on a shared Windows 10 machine, without using up any of your licenses for personal machines.

Hardware Support - How To Add a Department or Personal Network Drive to Mac OSX

This article describes how to add a department or personal folder to OSX.

How to Download and Install ESET Anti-Virus on a Personal macOS Device

Following these steps will download and install the ESET Anti-Virus software to your macOS machine.

JAMF - How to Install ESET Anti-Virus on an MSU-owned macOS Device

Following these steps will install ESET Anti-Virus on an MSU-owned macOS device using Jamf.

Jamf - How to View the FileVault Recovery Key

This article details how to view the FileVault recovery key in Jamf Pro.

Mobile Device Support - How to setup VMware View Client on an iPad

This article describes how to install VMware view client on an iPad.

Error: "Endpoint Security Not Activated" (ESET)

Out of date modules may prevent ESET from protecting the device. Updating the modules will restore functionality.

Resolving System Slowdown Issues Retrieving Emails When Using ESET

This article details the resolution provided by ESET for slowdown issues when retrieving email.

Resolving the Login Context NULL Error for Multiple Sites

This article describes how to resolve the Login Context NULL error message when attempting to login to multiple sites using a bookmark.

SPSS Premium - Server Login Box Pops Up and Prevents Application Launch

When trying to launch SPSS Premium on macOS a Server Login box pops up and prevents access to the application. Selecting Cancel closes the application and selecting OK appears to do nothing.

MSU IT Supported Windows Device is Prompting about an Expiring License Needing Activation

MSU computers constantly refresh their Windows license while connected to the network. Due to the increase in remote work, MSU computers may need to refresh their license.

Windows Error: "Windows update has been disabled by your system administrator"

This article describes how to assist with "Windows update has been disabled by your system administrator" error message.

Visual Basic for Applications - Error: "Run-time error '53'" on MacBook Air / Pro

This run-time error is easily fixable for machines that are connected to JAMF. This article details the fix.