Always asking for proxy server authentication..

[Guest Sampathn]

One of our company laptop user is getting a proxy authentication message

frequently. He is using domain user account. The message is coming even

though he doesn't want to browse the internet. And he can browse the internet

without entering the password.

 

Is this a result of spyware?

 

Thx,

Sampath

[Guest Malke]

Re: Always asking for proxy server authentication..

 

Sampathn wrote:

> One of our company laptop user is getting a proxy authentication message

> frequently. He is using domain user account. The message is coming even

> though he doesn't want to browse the internet. And he can browse the

> internet without entering the password.

>

> Is this a result of spyware?

 

The only way to answer your question is for you to do some malware scanning

on that box.

 

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

 

Since this is a company machine, it might be easier for you to just apply

your workstation image that you made.

 

Malke

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[Guest Sampathn]

Re: Always asking for proxy server authentication..

 

 

 

"Malke" wrote:

> Sampathn wrote:

>

> > One of our company laptop user is getting a proxy authentication message

> > frequently. He is using domain user account. The message is coming even

> > though he doesn't want to browse the internet. And he can browse the

> > internet without entering the password.

> >

> > Is this a result of spyware?

>

> The only way to answer your question is for you to do some malware scanning

> on that box.

>

> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

>

> Since this is a company machine, it might be easier for you to just apply

> your workstation image that you made.

>

> Malke

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> MS-MVP

> Elephant Boy Computers - Don't Panic!

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>

> Thx for your advice. But what cause this to happen?

 

sampathn

[Guest Malke]

Re: Always asking for proxy server authentication..

 

Sampathn wrote:

>> Thx for your advice. But what cause this to happen?

 

How could I possibly answer that? Look to your security on the workstations

and the domain controller and your edge security. Make sure all domain

users are just standard users or further restricted by setting Group

Policies. Make sure end users can't install anything. Etc.

 

You can find best practices for security in a domain at TechNet.

 

Malke

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