Torrenting simply won't work with good simple firewall rules in place.
But then he will just resort to Rapidshare and download the same stuff. So then you should block that. Then he will find another way... Which is why he needs to be warned, and management should be part of it. -----Original Message----- From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 8:05 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: RE: blocking torrent files Yah, you could make it so .torrent opens with some dump app that cant process it, but then he could simply right click and open with ... -----Original Message----- From: Silvio L. Nisgoski [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 2:43 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: Re: blocking torrent files But in this case he could rename the file to whatever extension.... You need something network side. And, also, to have a serious talk with this person ( backed by management ) . ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Ross" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 5:23 PM Subject: RE: blocking torrent files > i was hoping for something like a software restriction policy that > would not > even let him even open a .torrent file at all, regardless of the application > he's using. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Benjamin Zachary [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2008 9:12 AM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: RE: blocking torrent files > > Does your firewall allow to lock particular streams? I haven't had an issue > with .torrents yet, but if it has like application/x-mms or whatever I could > block it with GFI's ISA addin. > > Sounds like you will need something that inspects the packets like IPS > or IDS and then kill the packets. Or set to only allow one http > connection which would basically kill the torrent if its limited to one connection? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Ross [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2008 3:41 PM > To: NT System Admin Issues > Subject: blocking torrent files > > ok.. i have a user who i had to lock down rather tightly. i need to > start blocking his ability to access .torrent files. i know he can use > stand alone > downloaders like utorrent that he doesnt need to install, and thus > doesnt need admin rights. i tested setting up a software restriction > policy with a > path rule blocking *.torrent , but i could still open a torrent file. > does anyone have any suggestions? > ~ 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> ~ ~ 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> ~
