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Re: Anyone Deployed a Spyware Solution?


From: Casey Hill <casey () MAIL UCF EDU>
Date: Wed, 11 Apr 2007 11:44:35 -0400

Sure create a group plolicy and only allow know applications to run locally.  Ie the office suit, adobe, etc.  It is 
much eaiser to build a list of trusted applications rather than stop an unknow amount of intrusted. 
 
 
Casey Hill 
Sent via wireless handheld 
 
-----Original Message----- 
From: Valdis Kletnieks <Valdis.Kletnieks () VT EDU> 
To: Listserv, The EDUCAUSE Security Discussion Group <SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU> 
BCC: Casey Hill <casey () mail ucf edu> 
Creation Date: 4/11 11:32 am 
Subject: Re: [SECURITY] Anyone Deployed a Spyware Solution? 
 
On Wed, 11 Apr 2007 16:07:43 +1000, Tim Lane said: 
just wondering if anyone has deployed a commercial, enterprise based 
spyware specific solution under a client server arrangement for Windows 
desktops? 
 
For bonus points - can anybody recommend such a tool with the following 
additional requirement: 
 
It prevents the stuff from actually installing itself in the first place, 
rather than looking for spyware that has already gotten onto the machine? 
 
 
 

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