taskmgr.exe

[Christian]

I need to delete taskmgr.exe from Windows XP to prevent
users from running taskmanager. I will rename taskmgr.exe
to something else that my application will call so that
task manager can be run for supervisors only.
Please I don't need a system or group policy.
I just need to be able to delete taskmgr.exe from the
system without it self-healing itself, everytime I delete
the file it re-appears again.

I know that in the past I came accross a website that it
had the fix. Twicked a dll and edited the reg keys, but I
can't remember the url nor can I find it again.

PLEASE HELP!!!

 

[David Jones]

What is to prevent your users from running whatever you
rename it to? You're going down the wrong path in trying
to secure things - fix the problem, don't patch it up.

More to the point, why are you re-architecting something
that already exists?

A better way to do this is to use NTFS (you really should
be anyway if you care about security) and do not allow
those groups of users to execute taskmgr.exe (just remove
them from the security listing). You can grant only the
groups you want access to execute this file.

Just remember that a determined person can get around
lots of things if you don't put the correct policies and
procedures in place. Take advantage of the abilities the
OS gives you, it will be much more effective in most
cases than "rolling your own".