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While users can be given restricted accounts without permissions to install standard programs, most adware/spyware/scumware packages install silently in the background, exploiting little-known and rarely-secured flaws in Windows (such as the "Everyone" group having permission to add keys and values to every corner of the registry).

We don't give people admin rights on their Win2k/XPworkstations and we don't have spyware problems. Employees are given Power User Rights, and in student labs they log on as guests.

In the last three years, the only workstations in which we have had any problems with spyware are the ones where the person has had admin rights.

Or, as the article said, migrate to a Unix-based OS and just forget about it.

In many cases, that is certainly a viable option. Another option is to learn to administer your Windows machines correctly.
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The [whole] problem summed up  Enterprise Analyst | 04/19/04
Even Easier  rpmyers1 | 04/19/04
That doesn't help anymore  doctormoriarty | 04/20/04
You're flat out wrong  toadlife | 04/20/04
re: You're flat out wrong  cbradshaw@... | 04/21/04
you're right  toadlife | 04/21/04
Learning to administer Windows machines  Kirkwolf | 04/21/04
No magic answer to your question  toadlife | 04/21/04
solutions for the avergae user  Always Annoyed | 04/21/04
Not necessarily  master of illusion | 04/19/04
corrected link  master of illusion | 04/19/04
You are correct Sir  BitTwiddler | 04/20/04
If when you said no it did not install  Hanover Phist | 04/20/04
It Doesn't Help That They're Using Microsoft Windows  brenthawkinsmd | 04/20/04
The home user is the main problem area  jfrankcarr | 04/20/04
Alternative Browsers  Kirkwolf | 04/21/04
It Doesn't Help That They're Using Microsoft Windows  seosamh_z | 04/20/04
Like  ParadigmOdyssey | 04/19/04
How about Privacy Law+ Advertising Standards  Nigel Johnstone | 04/20/04
YEAH How about Privacy Law+ Advertising Standards  Squawkbox | 04/20/04
Absolutely right  master of illusion | 04/20/04
Not at all  Nigel Johnstone | 04/20/04
Ain't that what I said  Squawkbox | 04/20/04
Scary!  DragonBRockin | 04/20/04
Don't install software from Web sites they don't trust ????  James T. Kirk | 04/20/04
why not call spyware what it is  nite_w0lf | 04/20/04
because then you would have to arrest  V Sanders | 04/20/04
Looks good on the books, but will probably have little impact  doctormoriarty | 04/20/04
Oh, Paaaleeeeaaaase....  BitTwiddler | 04/20/04
it's hard to ban spayware  V Sanders | 04/20/04
Secure the base operating system.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 04/20/04
Hmmm, what is the biggest sorce of spyware?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
You are WRONG  BitTwiddler | 04/20/04
You don't even have to take an active part  doctormoriarty | 04/20/04
Then why no prosecutions for computer tampering?  N5GAR | 04/21/04
And have you noticed.....  James T. Kirk | 04/20/04
Who is buying from these folks???  No_Ax_to_Grind | 04/20/04
International problem  jfrankcarr | 04/20/04
You wish  Nigel Johnstone | 04/20/04
Going by what I've seen  jfrankcarr | 04/20/04
I agree with you  jfrankcarr | 04/20/04
Home user  routerbear | 04/21/04
Rather, No Solutions Pop Up at FTC Adware Workshop  warrior_priest@... | 04/21/04
I don't like legislation  don3605 | 04/21/04
Spyware  Elama | 04/21/04
But  DeskMan_z | 04/21/04

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