Re: Preventing Spyware installation on a network.

From: Jeff Cochran (jeff.nospam_at_zina.com)
Date: 09/15/04 

Date: Wed, 15 Sep 2004 21:05:36 GMT

On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 14:00:40 -0700, "ntelscho"
<ntelscho@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>Essentially the problem is that many of the users are using an application
>that if admin priviledges are taken away does not allow them to print. I'm
>looking for a way around this yet I still want to be able to protect them
>from spyware.

Using IE zones works as far as protecting them in IE, but spyware
installed from other locations, via email for example, isn't stopped.

Jeff

>> ntelscho wrote:
>> > I'm looking for information on setting that can be made to prevent
>> > users from having spyware installed on their machines using 2000. The
>> > main problem is that all the users need to have administrative access
>> > for some of their applications to work. Are there some settings that
>> > I can change in IE or elsewhere that would at least help prevent this
>> > for most users?
>>
>> You can customise the security settings for the various zones to prevent
>> accidental and/or "Click 'n' drool" installs from websites.
>>
>> > Any suggestions on how I can lock down a system
>> > without revoking admin priveledges?
>>
>> I'd consider these two things as mutually exclusive goals. Where do you want
>> to draw your compromise?
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Rob Moir, Microsoft MVP for servers & security
>> Website - http://www.robertmoir.co.uk
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>>
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>>
>>

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