Have a customer that keeps getting malware and rootkits on their Windows
computers. What? You've heard that before? Oh, sorry.
Here's a hint. Don't install WhiteSmoke Translator.
I know that a couple of folks on this list have worked with NX / FreeNX.
Is there a remote client to connect t
Remote access seems like maybe the wrong direction.
Specifically, remote access will remove things like audio from the mix.
Have you thought of installing vmware player(or whatever it's current name is)
and a image containing a linux distro? Eliminates the network, yet still uses
local hardware f
Another option is to run windows in a VM that has been set to rollback all
changes on logout and let them surf there. Yes, another windows license,
but if they won't do Linux it is an option.
Andy
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Steven S. Critchfield
wrote:
> Remote access seems like maybe th
On 01/28/2011 10:36 AM, Steven S. Critchfield wrote:
Remote access seems like maybe the wrong direction.
Specifically, remote access will remove things like audio from the mix.
Have you thought of installing vmware player(or whatever it's current name is)
and a image containing a linux distro?
the linux VM running under windows is a good option. It requires only the
addition of a single piece of software on the Windows install and a few GB
of disk space for the VM image itself. No dual boot required, no live CD,
etc.
Andy
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 12:10 PM, Howard White wrote:
> On 0
There are a few things I would do. First, I would start on a clean system and
update everything. Second, ensure everyone is running current anti-virus. I
know Linux user don't really need it but it's a necessary for Windows. A long
with anti-virus, I would install Spybot as a malware protector.
Training is even more important now that things like a normal Java update
will, by default, install a toolbar in your browser.
Just gotta love it.
Andy
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 2:33 PM, Kevin Wurm wrote:
> There are a few things I would do. First, I would start on a clean system
> and update e
We used to have this problem regularly and have minimized it to a very small
number of incidents per year (out of dozens of Windows boxes) by making the
following changes.
First, we use Untangle (free) as a transparent filter between our network
and the Internet and have the following free Untangl
I would be careful about using Microsoft Security Essentials if you have
more than 10 computers or VMs. Micro$oft's license for business use of MSE
states that you can only use it on up to 10 computers for free. After that
they insist that larger businesses use Forefront.
http://www.microsoft.com
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Training is even more important now that things like a normal Java update
will, by default, install a toolbar in your browser.
Just gotta love it.
Andy
On Fri
Yeah I use NX for purposes like that - install NoMachine NX, and on
the client set the session to Custom mode instead of KDE or GNOME, and
set the command to spawn firefox.
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:47, Howard White wrote:
> Have a customer that keeps getting malware and rootkits on their Window
And while we're piling on options, :) you can also run CoLinux on their
existing windows systems and see if you can get them browsing with firefox
or chrome under it. There is also a NX client for windows if you run the NX
server on the server somewhere (as you indicated).
Any chance you can conv
On Fri, Jan 28, 2011 at 11:06 AM, Will Drewry wrote:
> And while we're piling on options, :) you can also run CoLinux on their
> existing windows systems and see if you can get them browsing with firefox
> or chrome under it. There is also a NX client for windows if you run the NX
> server on the
>
> For Windows machines in the labs at the college, we have Deep Freeze
> from Faronics. The user can save files on the network, or in an
> unprotected pseudo-partition. Other than that, every reboot is a
> clean machine.
>
> Otherwise, I strongly suggest Adblock Plus with Firefox.
> Mother-
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