We've been training (and retraining) our users to be careful about what they install. Then export, clean, and Google.Ģ) My approach to fighting of this recent scourge of Adware is multi-fold. You can simply leave the search box blank with Applications selected and search JSS and it'll return everything. If I have time later, I'll re-post my updated list.Ībout every two months or so, I export the "Installed Applications" list to an Excel spreadsheet and then start Googling to see what kind of gak the kids have installed. I do this every month or so and my list has grown a bit since I posted this. Download, get the binary name, add it as a restricted process. Despite the incredible latitude our students have in using their laptops, we look at blocking these apps as ways of protecting our network and our equipment (and to a certain extent, protecting the student from themselves).ġ) I found most of these by good old-fashioned GoogleFu and searching for keywords. So, app restrictions are a first line of defense and pretty good one. If a student persists, we get the Adminisratio and Disciplinary committees involved. For 99% of our AUP violations, these app restrictions act as a first level of warning basically saying, "Knock it off!". If a student is actively trying to circumvent controls we put in place, it goes to a whole new level and the consequences are more severe. But.I can still see what's been installed (even if it's renamed or modified, etc.) and then it becomes even more of a disciplinary issue.
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Added a few more this weekend after scouring a few of my more industrious users' Applications list:Īt some point, we all realize it's a cat-and-mouse game, and a truly determined student will figure out ways around the software restrictions.
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