I agree. I've got close to 400 engineers, 200 of them doing development and a ton of unique applications. Many claimed they needed admin. We've found a solution for all of them. All my users are normal AD users.
On Jan 2, 2008 10:14 AM, Steve Pruitt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you analyzed exactly what file/registry access is needed, so you > could > grant just that instead of full Admin rights? It sounds as though that'd > be > time well spent. > > Steve > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jon D" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2008 9:48 AM > 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. > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > . > >> > > >> > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > >> > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm > ~ > >> > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~ > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
