Mozilla Firefox and Win2k Terminal Services

[CFeyrer]

We've had some spyware infestations on our Windows 2000 terminal server, and I am wondering if anyone has had a successful deployment of M Firefox in this environment. I'm concerned about registry entries and individualized preferences, primarily, being populated and properly imported for each user profile.

Thanks,

Christopher Feyrer

 

[CFeyrer]

Just following up to see if anyone has more information on this since last October.

 

[mlichstein]

Spyware on terminal servers? Are your users admins? If they are standard users logging onto a TS the spyware threat should be very low.

 

[CFeyrer]

Maybe I should rephrase; what level of restriction would be appropriate? They are Domain Users....I'm talking mostly browser cookies, toolbars, homepage hijackers, and opened attachments. Win2k3's warnings would help but upgrading is not an option, so for the popup blocking and reduced targeting by hackers, I'm looking to switch to mozilla.

 

[Anonym0us]

Why even allow this? Can't your users just browse from their desktops instead? Personally, I would disable IE on the Terminal Server by using Application Security:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/tools/hotfixes/appsec-o.asp

... and install Mozilla on their deskotps instead.

 

[CFeyrer]

Anonymous, they are using thin clients.