RE: beneware?

["Richard M. Smith" <rms () computerbytesman com>]

If it were me, I would build the application as a .HTA program and use WMI
to gather these statistics.  The application can live on a Web server and
auto-run when Windows starts up using the mshta command.

Richard 

-----Original Message-----
From: Douglas F. Calvert [mailto:douglasfcalvert () gmail com] 
Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 12:15 PM
To: Richard M. Smith
Cc: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: Re: [funsec] beneware?

What I would really like to do is run a little app that collects a list of
running processes and the title of each window every x minutes. I am not
looking for a certain application, I am looking to see what the actual
application usage is...


On 10/26/05, Richard M. Smith <rms () computerbytesman com> wrote:
> It's possible to scan for installed applications using a Web page if 
> the locations are in a known location on the hard drive.  Here are a 
> few demos of the technique:
>
> http://www.computerbytesman.com/security/appscan.htm
> http://www.computerbytesman.com/security/p2pscan.htm
> http://www.computerbytesman.com/security/fingerprint.htm
>
> This technique uses image files.  Another technique is to look for 
> installed ActiveX controls.  One of the spyware sites does this.
>
> Richard
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org] 
> On Behalf Of Douglas F. Calvert
> Sent: Wednesday, October 26, 2005 11:31 AM
> To: funsec () linuxbox org
> Subject: [funsec] beneware?
>
> Hello,
>  So dave has his nematodes, where is the beneware (like 
> malware/spyware but gooder:)? Spyware would be a great way for IT 
> departments to survey desktop application usage. Has anyone ever seen 
> anything like this for data collection?
> --
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