Professor Frink Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 It probably sounds like a pipe dream, I know. But is there some way to customize Windows XP so that my users are blocked from installing certain spyware-infested programs (Hotbar, WeatherBug, etc)? I really don't want to flat-out remove all of their rights, because that would also be troublesome.EDIT -- I just realized that I probably posted this in the wrong area. Mods, please move if necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highspeedmac Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 For Web Level Protection Use.Spyware Blaster:http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/spywareblaster.htmlI use it, I think it is the Best.It will stop Things like Spyware, Adware and I think some Trojansfrom being installed from the net.Now as far as Stoping programs from being install by the User inWin Xp, I am not sure of that. The only way I know of is to makethem A Limited User. But there maybe another way, If someoneknows please post it.My only other Suggestion would be use SpyBot Search And Destroy.SpyBot Search And Destroy:http://www.safer-networking.org/index.php?page=downloadJust run scans on the PC often.Hope this is Helpful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Frink Posted May 10, 2004 Author Share Posted May 10, 2004 Hey, that Spywareblaster looks pretty cool. And it seems to be like Ad-Aware, where I can silently install it and automatically patch it with the latest definitions (via a batch file). But by default the protection is turned off -- is there some way to have it automatically turn on the protection?Also, is there any chance that I will have any problems/conflicts with Spywareblaster? Like any weird pop-ups during normal Web surfing, or anything else? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noise Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Keep it simple.Add the "bad" web site to your hosts file with an address of 0.0.0.0. They will never be able to access the web pages to download the programs in the 1st place. You can read up on this and download a pre-done version HERE.I also use IE-SpyAdd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highspeedmac Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Professor Frink Posted on May 10 2004, 01:34 PM Hey, that Spywareblaster looks pretty cool. And it seems to be like Ad-Aware, where I can silently install it and automatically patch it with the latest definitions (via a batch file). But by default the protection is turned off -- is there some way to have it automatically turn on the protection?Also, is there any chance that I will have any problems/conflicts with Spywareblaster? Like any weird pop-ups during normal Web surfing, or anything else?Only 1 problem I had encounter with Spywareblaster iswith version 3.1. For some reason on One of my PC'sIt blocked windows Update.I have Four PC's, 1 Xp Pro Sp1, 1 Xp Home Sp1, 2 Win98.The Only one that had the Problem is Xp Pro Sp1.I spoke to many people about it and none of themhad the problem. All of them had Pro Xp Sp1.So I figured out that it was because I have Hardenedsecurity on that one PC. To much protection blocked outeverything.As far as automatically having the protection on, I am not sure ofthat. I set it up In the Admin Account, and it has protected thewhole PC no matter who is logged in.It does not impede Normal surfing. All things that are not Spywareor Adware will run normally on the web.To me it is the best Solution out there for stopping Web Adware and Spywarefrom being installed on your PC. It works All ways, all you have to do isupdate it and make sure the Protection is enabled.The Host File is also a Good Solution as well, but it can be a little more timeConsuming.I don't want to sound like a Infomercial, But it has worked good for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Professor Frink Posted May 12, 2004 Author Share Posted May 12, 2004 One more thing about Spywareblaster -- are there any sites I can go to to test it out? You know, a link to some page that is known for secretly installing spyware?In case it's forbidden to post a link like that, just e-mail it to me. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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