Block certain software

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(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)

Hi,

Im new here, i want to know, is there any way to block certain software from running/launch. if we know its name?

thx…

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

You could try creating a fixlet with the following relevance:-

exists process whose (name of it is “program_name.exe”)

with an action of:-

waithidden taskkill /F /IM program_name.exe

(or should it be just ‘wait’ ??)

This will kill ALL instances of program_name.exe.

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Not a solution via BigFix, but you can do that with a group policy to block applications.

You also migt be able to block applications from your AV. Via ePO, you could create a rule that blocks access to specific files/folders for McAfee VirusScan Enterprise.

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

i see… thx… will try :slight_smile:

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Some info here:

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc507878.aspx

Or search on technet.microsoft.com for:

software restriction policies

-Paul