Stopping Google Downloads

[AnnDroyd]

Apart from blocking google altogether, is there a simple way of preventing students accessing all the other junk that comes with it?

There seem to be so many different routes to google toolbar, desktop, updater, etc. that a simple blocked URL doesn't do the trick.

[Edu-IT]

Is there not a way to prevent students from installing these things rather than stopping the downloads altogether?

[Gatt]

Should be able to stop most of that from installing via Group Policy...
I know u can block installations, and put a stop to adding things to IE

[kerrymoralee9280]

Plus, why do they have access to the desktop? They should be able to read it only - not write or modify.

[kerrymoralee9280]

In a nutshell, no. You could use negative filtering and block google altogether. Other than that, I think you're fresh out of luck.

But don't you see, the solution has already been mentioned here..... Sort out your GPO's and permissions and it will stop them.

[Jona]

I'm not convienced blocking google will actually solve the problem as things like the google toolbar, etc are avaliable elsewhere.

E.g. http://www.download.com/Google-Toolb...-10056938.html

I think you need to address the more fundemental issues of user's having permission to install software.

Cheers
Jona

[treetops]

Is your network CC3?

[Jona]

Perhaphs you should consider blocking all executable downloads.... .msi, .exe, .bat, .cmd, etc for students.

I guess you could do this by MIME type or by regex depending on your filtering software.

Cheers
Jona