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Can you block an application from being running using BrowseControl? |
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Yes, BrowseControl can block applications on remote PCs. Right click on a group and select App Blocker to populate the list of blocked applications. Any application added that is already running on a client PC will be automatically closed. | |
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Is it possible to block Screen Savers with Application Blocker feature of BrowseControl? |
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Yes, you can block Screen Savers with the Application Blocker feature. Just enter in the appropriate "Original Filename" of the screen saver which you wish to block into the App. Blocker. | |
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Is the Application Blocker feature a mere window blocker? |
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No, the feature is much more than that. By using the Original Filename of the application BrowseControl prevents the file from running via its internal windows filename. | |
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Is it possible to cheat/get around the Application Blocker by renaming the exe file? |
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No. BrowseControl’s Application Blocker uses either the Original File Name property or a checksum of a file to block applications by. This means that the filename of the EXE is not considered when tracking which file needs to be blocked. The Original File Name is a property that is inherent to the specific .EXE file. In the event that this is not available, a checksum is used. A checksum is a series of numbers representing the contents of a file and it is extremely improbable that two executable files have the same checksum. | |
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Is it possible to show a message box to the user while the user tries to run a blocked application? |
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By default a message is presented to a user when they try to run a blocked application. To customize this message, on the Console select a specific Group, click on Tools on the menu and select Group Settings. Click on the General tab. Under the App Blocker Message textbox, enter your customized message. | |
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Is it possible to block applications silently, ie; without showing a message box? |
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Yes, you can block applications silently. On the BrowseControl Console select a Group and click on the menu select Tools --> Group Settings. On the General Tab, delete the message displayed under "App Blocker Message". This will now prevent all the selected applications from running, without displaying a warning message to the user. | |
