[WEB4LIB] Hotbar.com

[Michael Sauers]

> We are having a problem with patrons installing Hotbar.com on our public
> PCs. We have IE5 locked down, but HotBar still installs itself.  The next
> time someone logs into that PC, IE flashes on the screen and then closes.
> The patron complains, staff call us, and we uninstall it.

This site is almost obscene in trying to auto-install it's program!

There is a uninstall program available at
http://www.hotbar.com/Downloads/HBUnInst.exe

Chances are, someone has checked the "always trust" box prior to an
auto-install. You can remove the auto-granting of permission by going into
Internet Optioins|Content|Publishers, select the Hotbar credentials and
click remove.

None of this will prevent someone from doing it again, but it should get rid
of it.

Does anyone know a way to permantely deny permission?

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