Re: block a user from deleting their temp internet files

From: Backup (backup_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/29/05 

Date: Tue, 29 Mar 2005 16:17:55 -0500

Thanks Guys....
I am going to stick with my packet sniffing and SQL dB.
Then i just have to parse out the junk to get the intel... i need on "said"
users.

"Mark Randall" <markyr@REMOVETHISgoogle.ANDTHIScom> wrote in message
news:eliaasGNFHA.2704@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> Hope you took away every MS office product, the command prompt and notepad
> as well, I once enumerated every file and folder on my entire school
> domain using MS office and VBA, thats the sorta thing you have to be
> careful of, its like putting visual studio on your computers, once you do
> kiss your security goodbye, the computer is now in the ownership of anyone
> who can log on and code.
>
> Removing ones abilility to view through explorer is pretty useless
> especially if you don't revoke traverse permissions.
>
> Of course - moving the temp internet files folder to some bizzare location
> may help.,
>
> - MR
>
>
> "Steve Good (492720)" <Steve.good@colstrip.com> wrote:
>> Actually you could prevent them from accessing them with minimal ease.
>> What
>> we do in our school district is take away the "internet options" and the
>> ability to view the "C Drive" This eliminates the easy way for someone
>> to
>> browse to the location or use Internet options to delete. Although these
>> are
>> "temp" files if the cache is large enough it can provide valuable
>> evidence
>> if a user was to access something they should not. This has served
>> valuable
>> for us in the past. Via policy you could set permissions to give system
>> full
>> control but the user only read and write ability to those locations. I
>> would
>> assume that the system would still have access to overwrite files this
>> way.
>> Anyone defiantly could find ways around but for allot of users all you
>> have
>> to do is block the obvious to fix issues.
>>
>>
>>
>> Steve
>
>

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