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> As for work Windows computers, is there a way to lock out users from > installing (either willfully or inadvertently) new or modified drivers? If your running a Windows 2000 or 2003 domain, there is a policy setting for the domain policy that you can set which will restrict the users from installing any drivers, un-signed drivers or signed drivers. -t On 11/10/05, Tom Rockwell <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sony's software is only installed on Windows computers. The security > model of Linux and Mac OS X should prevent this type of software from > automatically being installed. It seems safe to qualify "your computer" > to "your Windows computer". > > As for work Windows computers, is there a way to lock out users from > installing (either willfully or inadvertently) new or modified drivers? > Is there no way for an administrator to prevent this such > auto-installs (something more robust than disabling autorun for CDs)? > > -Tom > > Richard Wiggins wrote: > > This is a brand new development and it is widely covered in the media. > > Go to news.google.com <http://news.google.com> and search for "sony" and > > you will find lots of coverage. So far, I do not know of a list that is > > comprehensive. I would suspect that any recent Sony music CD might be > > so infected. (Sony owns multiple music labels.) > > > > If I were crafting a message about this for end users, it would be along > > the lines of "Sadly, recent news involving Sony's music division > > demonstrates that a commercial audio CD can install unwanted and > > dangerous software on your computer without warning even if you merely > > insert the CD into the drive to play it." > > > > I would hate to have to advise end users to never play audio CDs on work > > computers, but that's probably the safest advice right now. > > > > /rich > > > > > > On 11/10/05, *Thomas P. Carter* <[log in to unmask] > > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote: > > > > Does anyone know if there's a list of affected (Infected? > > Infecting?) Sony titles anywhere? > > > > > > > > *Thomas P. Carter,** **Ph.D.* > > Department of Chemistry > > Michigan State University > > East Lansing, MI 48824-1322 > > > > > > > > > > > > -- Troy D Murray Blog: http://troymurray.blogspot.com/