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Password Protect Agent Uninstall in Add/Remove Programs
cobash
#1 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 1:33:41 PM
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We have a few users that like to uninstall programs from their computer. Is there any way to password protect uninstall of ScreenConnect via the add/remove programs? I know Trendmicro does this with their installs. I tried limiting the user via group policy but we ran into other issues with them installing updates for specific programs that they use.

Thanks!
promptcare
#2 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 4:10:40 PM
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This is a great idea. My customers know me by my name but they don't know "Elsinore" from anywhere. I could see someone not recognizing it and thinking it was safe to remove.

If not a password, how about something that comes up first to say that "COMPANY NAME" has installed this for remote support purposes? (Company name would have to be worked into the installer; my DNS forwarding uses "tlc..." instead of "Prompt Care" for brevity")
josephk777
#3 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 8:53:04 PM
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I think I like Promptcare's approach better. I wouldnt password protect something on a client's PC.
It would be great if our COmpany name was used right throughout the install process and in Add/Remove programs etc
cobash
#4 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 9:00:22 PM
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Right for clients computers I would agree. But for in house use I think it would be a big help to be able to lock it down. Like I said we can't prevent user from installing / uninstall all programs but to lock down ScreenConnect would be help full. Even if it can't be locked down maybe give the option to make it not show up in the add/remove programs list.
Jeff Bishop
#5 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 9:30:09 PM
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Guys, ok so we have two slightly different points here. Let me try to address both:

1. It may be possible to lock down the uninstall, but then we have to consider how this would work for all of our users. We could possibly make this an option so that not everyone has to use this feature. I'm wondering how many of these users are going to call our support team asking why we have something on their computer they can't uninstall. And what happens if for some reason someone mistakenly rolls this out but doesn't document password, how do we help when that happens? I will take a look at a few other tools and see what they do. I think the request is reasonable.

2. Our client files are actually compiled and code signed by us, so renaming the client file gets to be a bit tough in the field. That said we do provide all ScreenConnect users the ability to use your own code signing certificate to recompile the client files and from there you can name the clients anything you want. This video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE9GUnrG4X4 shows an example of adding a plugin into ScreenConnect but the process is basically the same for renaming the clients. We do training on this as well, its typically a 2-3 hour custom class that one of our engineers leads. On a side note I know that Jake the guys were talking about how we might be able to provide more branding in the future so possibly something can be done that would make this a little easier.
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josephk777
#6 Posted : Friday, February 03, 2012 10:12:39 PM
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cobash wrote:
But for in house use I think it would be a big help to be able to lock it down.


Cobash, I see where youre coming from. This would be useful in-house.
promptcare
#7 Posted : Saturday, February 04, 2012 8:18:04 AM
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Jeff Bishop wrote:
I'm wondering how many of these users are going to call our support team asking why we have something on their computer they can't uninstall. And what happens if for some reason someone mistakenly rolls this out but doesn't document password, how do we help when that happens?
Hardcode your own back-door password into it?
cobash
#8 Posted : Sunday, February 05, 2012 2:07:18 AM
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Either that or maybe if it could check back upon uninstall for the admin password set up in screen connect.
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