How to prevent program execution?

[Ray Allen]

How can i completly prevent a program from opening?

 

[Steven L Umbach]

By not giving anyone ntfs permisions to the executable [wherever they are]
or using deny permissions. That may not prevent a user from installing or
running another copy if they can copy or download to a place where they can
save the file . --- Steve

 

[Karl Levinson [x y] mvp]

.... and that doesn't help block access to new executables, like email
viruses or worms, or running the executable from a floppy disk or CD.

To do that, there are programs such as SecureEXE from www.securewave.com
which allow you to white list which executables can be run and checksum to
confirm the program hasn't changed.

By not giving anyone ntfs permisions to the executable [wherever they are]
or using deny permissions. That may not prevent a user from installing or
running another copy if they can copy or download to a place where they can
save the file . --- Steve

How can i completly prevent a program from opening?

 

[Steven L Umbach]

If that is the the goal, then depending on the budget, then upgrading to
Windows XP Pro may be appropriate where you can use Software Restiction
Policies to create hash, certificate, or path rules with allowed or
disallowed rules including a default rule. --- Steve

... and that doesn't help block access to new executables, like email
viruses or worms, or running the executable from a floppy disk or CD.

To do that, there are programs such as SecureEXE from www.securewave.com
which allow you to white list which executables can be run and checksum to
confirm the program hasn't changed.

By not giving anyone ntfs permisions to the executable [wherever they are]
or using deny permissions. That may not prevent a user from installing or
running another copy if they can copy or download to a place where they can
save the file . --- Steve

How can i completly prevent a program from opening?