Re: supressing IE

From: Danny (nocmonkey_at_gmail.com)
Date: 07/05/04

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To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com

    If you went any further to disable IE, I would be concerned with the following:

    1) Microsoft would no longer support the OS if something went wrong.
    2) You would decrease reliability/stability.
    3) Windows Explorer *is* Internet Explorer, as you will notice when
    you type in an Internet URL in the address bar of Windows Explorer.

    Instead, consider the following:

    1) If you are running an Active Directory domain, consider forcing
    (through Group Policy) the proxy server settings in IE to an RFC 1918
    IP address on your network which does not have proxy capabilities.

    2) AdCruncher
    http://mysite.verizon.net/~mr_fish/AdCruncher/ReadMe.html

    3) A proxy for HTTP traffic and block the nasty stuff.

    4) http://www.qwik-fix.net/

    5) SpywareBlaster

    Lots of options...

    Danny

    On Thu, 01 Jul 2004 08:26:36 -0700, Zachary Mutrux
    <zmutrux@compumentor.org> wrote:
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    > Anyone have ideas on how to discourage end users from surfing the Web
    > with Internet Explorer? I can remove the icon from the desktop and Start
    > menu, and change the default browser. But is there any way to take it a
    > step further?
    >
    > Zac
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    > - --
    > Zachary Mutrux
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