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Re: Anyone using anti-spyware net filters?
From: Tom Gerstner <TGerstner () PATS RUTGERS EDU>
Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 16:27:47 -0500
Not a border-based solution but we use Spybot, http://www.safer- networking.org/en/index.html. Loaded locally on desktops, prevents most spyware by using a host file that can be updated, also prompts when the system is about to be modified. Plus the price is right. (Free) Tom Gerstner Rutgers University Unit Computing Specialist Office 1-732-932-2554 Cell-1-848-565-1163 -----Original Message----- From: Gary Dobbins [mailto:dobbins () ND EDU] Sent: Wednesday, November 10, 2004 12:15 PM To: SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU Subject: [SECURITY] Anyone using anti-spyware net filters? Is anyone using, or reviewing (or have opinions, concerns about) products similar to Intrusion, Inc's SpySnare(tm) as a border-based spyware reducer? It claims to be able to filter spyware from web traffic, including recognizing HTML code for known misdirecting popup messages, etc. Some questions which immediately come to mind: How transparent can it really be to 'legitimate' traffic; effecting campus acceptance of border web filtering (even if beneficial); how to provide convenient bypass mechanisms for academics whose work may call for unfiltered web. http://www.intrusion.com/products/download/SpySnare_Brochure.pdf -- ------------------------------------------------------------ Gary Dobbins, CISSP -- Director, Information Security University of Notre Dame, Office of Information Technologies ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Discussion Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/. ********** Participation and subscription information for this EDUCAUSE Discussion Group discussion list can be found at http://www.educause.edu/groups/.
Current thread:
- Anyone using anti-spyware net filters? Gary Dobbins (Nov 10)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Anyone using anti-spyware net filters? Tom Gerstner (Nov 15)
- Re: Anyone using anti-spyware net filters? Sandra Barclay (Nov 15)
- Re: Anyone using anti-spyware net filters? Cebulski, John (Nov 15)
- Re: Anyone using anti-spyware net filters? Tim Lane (Nov 16)
- Re: Anyone using anti-spyware net filters? Chris Allison (Nov 16)
- Re: Anyone using anti-spyware net filters? David Escalante (Nov 22)