is there a prgram that can restrict access to system32 where i can put a password on the folder or lock it to prevent viruses from entering it? answers are greatly apreciated thnks,
2006-12-01 05:56:01 · 7 answers · asked by Nick E 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
The best way to do this is to keep your system patched and run AV software with the latest sigs.
You could set NTFS permissions so that only accounts with administrator permissions can change the contents of system32. This assumes 1) your drive is formatted NTFS, and 2) your operating system supports user-based permissions. XP Home doesn't. After setting permissions, use an account that doesn't have write permissions to the directory.
By the way, you can't encrypt system32. The systemroot folder is needed during startup, and decryption keys are not available during the startup process to decrypt them. If you attempt to encrypt a file or folder in the systemroot folder or that has its system attributes set, the encryption attempt fails.
2006-12-01 06:57:19 · answer #1 · answered by Skeeter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Windows' critical files are located in C:\WINDOWS\system32 and so it would be a very big mistake to lock this folder (which is why it't not possible). Even so, remember a program doesn't have to enter a password in a little box and click O.K. They also often never go in system32 because that's the first place a resident shield anti-virus program will look.
The best way to protect yourself against malicious software is to run anti-malware and anti-virus programs at least every 2 weeks, use a secure browser, and be careful what sites you visit and what you download.
Free security programs that work really well can be found here:
http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/lng/us/tpl/v5#avg-anti-virus-free
and here:
http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad-aware_se_personal.php
A very secure browser that will block spyware and pop-ups can be found at http://www.getfirefox.com
Additionally, it may be a good idea to download this program:
http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html
which will block most ways spyware can enter your system.
Remember to update the security programs regularly, and don't go messing with system32! Hope I've helped...
2006-12-01 15:16:27 · answer #2 · answered by Simon H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The best way comes from other operating systems. You need to setup another account that can only run program and not install or run system functions.
When you need to install something or tweak something, log into the other account. This guarantees that malicious code will have an extremely low chance of infecting your system.
2006-12-01 14:02:11 · answer #3 · answered by bmusementpark 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go into your safe mode, hit f5 while the screen is still black. They have a lot of sources you can use. I would suggest logging on with your own personal ID through Windows as administrator.
ALso, run Windows Defender.
Hope this helps you.
2006-12-01 13:59:41 · answer #4 · answered by makeitright 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you cant lock it but you can hide it. go to system 32 and on the sidebar there should be a command to hide this folder. then every time you go there it will tell you this folder is hidden and ask you if you really want to open it.
2006-12-01 17:15:58 · answer #5 · answered by meganreeves 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right Click on the folder and select properties At the bottom. then select advance in the attributes section. In the compress or encrypt attributes section, select encrypt contents to secure data. then click ok, apply, and ok. That should just about do it.
2006-12-01 14:02:23 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Niceguy 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
even legitim programms need to acces system32 to read dlls and to copy dll there if you install them, better get a good antivirus with heuristics like Nod32 and Bitdefender
2006-12-01 13:58:42 · answer #7 · answered by midday 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋