I'm using them in my environment. Previously I was using the GPO item for "Run Only Allowed Applications," but it is quite a task to find every executable needed for programs to operate correctly (although improved in that programs launched by allowed apps are allowed to run). This eliminates the problem of having somebody rename install.exe to winword.exe and be able to run the installer because now I can control that only e:\program files\office10\winword.exe can run. I have really only used the path options, but you can restrict based on file sizes and various attributes, SSL certs, IE Zones, etc. -Craig Craig Buxton - MCSE, CCA Systems Administrator College of Business & Public Administration Drake University -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Bernd Harzog Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 1:12 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Ad's & Spyware I am curious as to whether or not anyone has looked in the Software Restriction Policies that are in Windows 2003 server? Here is a link to a technet article: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/prodtechn ol/winxppro/maintain/rstrplcy.asp Cheers, Bernd Harzog CEO RTO Software, Inc. bernd.harzog@xxxxxxxxxxx 678-455-5506 x701 www.rtosoft.com -----Original Message----- From: Columna, Melvin [mailto:Melvin.Columna@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 12:23 PM To: 'thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx' Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Ad's & Spyware Actually, I believe Norton AntiVirus 2004 is now introducing those spyware features in their product. http://www.symantec.com/nav/nav_pro/features.html . . . ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- Melvin Columna Jascom Solutions, Inc. http://www.JascomSolutions.com eMail: thin-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <mailto:thin-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------- -----Original Message----- From: Eric S. Perkins [mailto:esp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, January 16, 2004 9:56 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Ad's & Spyware It would be nice even if you could automate spyware/adware removal to run when sessions were idle. I'm sure the antivirus companies are probably going to integrate spyware/adware removal in future releases, a unified NAV corporate scenario would be great! -Eric S. Perkins "performance is our passion" esp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Headquarters: 847.647.2430 Visit us Online: http://performance.ws -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 08:29 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Ad's & Spyware We also run the Spybot clean up while the users are logged in and that cleans up their profile. -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric S. Perkins Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 9:11 PM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Ad's & Spyware Yes it works. But if the user has ad/spyware in a roaming profile or user sections in the registry it just copies back over when they login. If they do not have roaming profiles, then make sure you have the proper security rights to all profile directories. (Also this won't help for reg keys in ntuser.dat) -Eric S. Perkins "performance is our passion" esp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Headquarters: 847.647.2430 Visit us Online: http://performance.ws -----Original Message----- From: thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:thin-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LDeFoor Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 19:54 To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: OT: Ad's & Spyware Do AdWare and SpyBot both work on Citrix and check all the different user directories? I ran AdWare on my Citrix boxes, from the console and thought it took care of everything. 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