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22-Jul-2008, 02:05 PM #1
Install limewire!!!!!
Hi all, I am trying to find a way to stop users from installing Lime Wire at work. Since we have so many users with admin rights, I have to find a solution. I was thinking of creating a hive in the registry for Lime Wire and then setting the permissions for Everyone and System to DENY- Full Control. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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22-Jul-2008, 04:59 PM #2
How about a memo from the head of the company or the head of HR to all employees stating that anyone found using Limewire or other P2P program on a company computer or on the company network will be terminated?
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22-Jul-2008, 08:13 PM #3
Or you can get a shiny hardware firewall that blocks the Gnutella and Bittorrent protocols.
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22-Jul-2008, 08:44 PM #4
You need to look at the bigger picture of blocking all P2P applications with a comprehensive technology solution and a strong, legal personnel policy. A company can easily be sued for allowing their assets and network to be used for illegal activities.

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A company can easily be used for allowing their assets and network to be used for illegal activities.
By any chance did you mean to say sued?
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23-Jul-2008, 01:23 PM #6
LOL he corrected the post already.
Users are users, they do not give a second thought about security or their company's legal matters. When they were hired, they signed paperwork stating not the abuse the network. I guess we could just fire them all. No go on the firewall or a GPO sadly. I guess I will just install Limewire on a machine that I can reimage afterwards, to see what I can come up with. Anyone else?
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23-Jul-2008, 01:26 PM #7
You could say if you catch them with P2P, then you will terminate their administrator controls.
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I guess we could just fire them all.
You might be able to terminate one or two and let word of mouth get the message out that the non-abuse policy is not just words on paper.


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No go on the firewall.
Have the company bean counters talk to the company lawyers about the costs of fines or fighting lawsuits from the RIAA and/or MPAA. They might see the cost of purchasing and maintaining a hardware firewall in a whole new light.
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24-Jul-2008, 03:56 AM #9
Hi...

I have two option ...

1. Gather all the team leads and project manager and ask them to spread this new amongst all the employees as a warning .

2. Secondly, ask you CEO to write a mail which provides the information and the unhealthy results of it....and send it to all the office members.....
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