[WEB4LIB] Hotbar.com

[Luis Domingues]

We have developed a free utility, pacfilter that can close some nasty
windows. For instance, when the user enters the hotbar site, pacfilter can
close internet explorer.
It's available at www.libri.ucp.pt/systems/general

Regards,

Luis Filipe F. F. Domingues                   E-Mail: lfd at libri.ucp.pt
Biblioteca Universitária João Paulo II        Home Page:
http://www.libri.ucp.pt/
Universidade Católica Portuguesa              Tel: +351 21 7214019
Palma de Cima                                 Fax: +351 21 7214010
1600 Lisboa
Portugal

 -----Original Message-----
From: 	web4lib at webjunction.org [mailto:web4lib at webjunction.org]
On Behalf Of Donna Schumann
Sent:	Quinta-feira, 13 de Abril de 2000 18:35
To:	Multiple recipients of list
Subject:	[WEB4LIB] Hotbar.com


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.

HotBar appears to be using Javascript and ActiveX controls to install
itself. We can prevent this from happening by setting file permissions to
read only in c:\winnt\java\packages. However, if we do that, our patrons
won't be able to use Yahoo chat and games. (This wouldn't break my heart,
but our staff in the buildings want to support this.)

Does anyone know of a way to disable software like Hotbar.com from
installing itself without disabling the Yahoo games and chat?

Thanks, Donna

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Donna Schumann                  Application Software Specialist
Timberland Regional Library     360-704-4542 FAX: 360-586-6838
Olympia, Washington             schumann at timberland.lib.wa.us