RE: Ad-Aware 6.0 okay on Terminal Server?

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From: Joe Dunbar (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/23/04 

Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2004 15:36:22 -0800

Patrick,

Point well taken. I will do the on-line scan instead of
installing a piece of software on the TS. I like that
idea and your reason even better ;-)

Point very well taken. Setting up the security first
would have been a much better idea than trying to patch
things up after the fact. And that would certainly result
in software not working and hearing about it from the
users! Not a very good career move! I have looked at a
lot of the posts here in this newsgroup and will implement
your suggestions on the C:\ and C:\Program Files on the
next TS that I build. This was my first one so I am
learning. Did not have the luxury of a test lab to make
my mistakes there!

Joe
>-----Original Message-----
>I'm not saying AdAware is a bad idea, I just think it's a
band-aid to a larger problem. If they have a corporate
version that allows you to set the restrictions for all
users that would be better than something that users could
inadvertently choose the incorrect setting on.
>
>The online scanner I quoted would be something that you
could run on a regular basis w/o having to install a piece
of software on the TS.
>
>I realize the situation you're in and would highly
recommend planning a build of your system that starts
secure, instead of trying to add security after the fact,
which would likely do exactly what you fear (break
programs).
>
>Patrick Rouse
>Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
>http://www.workthin.com
>
>
>
> ----- Joe Dunbare wrote: -----
>
> Patrick,
>
> Can not lock down the server at this time. It is a
great
> idea but can not happen at this time. Unfortunately
this
> production TS has a lot on it and locking things
down
> might result in downtime ( which we can not have
right
> now ). April is another story!
>
> So, you think that Ad-Aware is a bad idea on a TS
and
> suggest www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.php instead?
>
> Joe
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Better to just lock down the server so users can't
> install spyware... If users don't have sufficient
> permission to create directories on the TS local
hard
> drives, specifically "C:\" & "C:\Program Files"
they
> won't be able to install spyware, malware or other
> software.
> >>If you're suspicious of sypware check out
> http://www.spywareinfo.com/xscan.php every once in
a
> while.
> >>Patrick Rouse
> >Microsoft MVP - Terminal Server
> >http://www.workthin.com
> >>>> ----- Joe Dunbare wrote: -----
> >> Would like to know if there are any known
issues
> running
> > Ad-Aware 6.0 on a Win2000 Terminal Server also
> running
> > Citrix MetaFrame 1.8 with about 25 users? Is
it a
> good
> > idea to do this once a week or so?
> >> Joe
> >>.
> >
>.
>

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