I have that same issue as well, but the workstations came preloaded with
the toolbar and desktop item from google. So I wrote a script to remove
the apps:
'<job id="vbs">
'***********************************************************************
**********'
'* PostInstallation Script
'
'* Removal of Google Apps
'
'***********************************************************************
**********'
On Error Resume Next
'************************************'
'* Declare Constants '
'************************************'
Const HKCR = &H80000000
Const HKLM = &H80000002
Const HKCU = &H80000001
Const OverWriteExisting = True
'************************************'
'* Declare Variables '
'************************************'
Dim strComputer
'Computer Name'
Dim destination 'where the
installation will be copied to...
strComputer = "." 'Current Computer Name'
'************************************'
'* Set Objects '
'************************************'
Set objFileSystem = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objRegistry =
GetObject("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer &
"\root\default:StdRegProv")
Set myLog =
objFileSystem.OpenTextFile("C:\logs\Google_Desktop_Search_Uninstall.log"
,8,True,-2)
Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set objWMIService = GetObject
("winmgmts:{impersonationLevel=impersonate}!\\" & strComputer &
"\root\cimv2")
myLog.Writeline
"***********************************************************************
**"
myLog.Writeline Now & " Starting Uninstall of Google Desktop
Search..."
'***********************************'
'* Setting the working environment '
'***********************************'
myLog.Writeline Now & " Getting the current directory..."
currentLocation = WshShell.CurrentDirectory
myLog.Writeline Now & " The current working directory is " &
WshShell.CurrentDirectory
'***********************************'
'* Starting the uninstall process '
'***********************************'
strCommand1 = currentLocation & "C:\Program Files\Google\Google
Desktop Search\GoogleDesktopSetup.exe -silent -uninstall -allusers"
myLog.Writeline Now & strCommand1
runResult = WshShell.Run (strCommand1,0,True)
If Not runResult = 0 Then
Result = runResult
myLog.Writeline Now & " FAILED
to uninstall Google Desktop Search :("
myLog.Writeline Now & " VBScript
Error: " & Err
myLog.Writeline Now & "
Executable's Error: " & runResult
Else
myLog.Writeline Now & "
Successfully uninstalled Google Desktop Search :)"
End If
'************************************'
'* Job is complete, closing the log '
'************************************'
myLog.Close
WScript.Quit(RESULT)
-----Original Message-----
From: Jon D [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 8:49 AM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: Re: Google Toolbar remote uninstall
> How did they get it in the first place? If they are local admin's
then they
> will re-infect themselves again shortly.
Unfortunatally local admin access is required for many of the apps
they need to run.
We've done tons of research and yelled at the vendors, but to no
avail. The main app that everyone uses is the biggest problem with
needing it and they have 15 years of data in it. No way to get them
off of that..
On Jan 2, 2008 8:29 AM, Jon Harris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> How did they get it in the first place? If they are local admin's
then they
> will re-infect themselves again shortly.
>
> Jon
>
>
>
> On Jan 2, 2008 8:20 AM, Jon D <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I usually consider google a smart company with smart people, but
their
> > google toolbar is almost like spyware.
> > It's bundled in everything, all my users seem to be 'infected' with
> > it. I can't find an easy way to get rid of it short of wasting
> > thousands of dollars in manhours manually uninstalling it from each
> > users computer.
> >
> > I'm wondering if anyone has discovered an easy way to remotely
uninstall
> it?
> > How are other company's handling it? Obviously you can't allow it
> > being there's no central management or update and old versions are
> > open to hacks.
> >
> > I would simply remotely DELETE it, but it appears to tie into the
> > windows shell where I'm afraid just deleting it could cause system
> > instability?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
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