There is an "Only Internet Explorer" rule at my office - I was asked to uninstall Firefox off of my computer. So I did, and after crying for a few months, I then installed and used Firefox Portable. Last night I got an email from my Network Manager saying that he ran a "secure scan" on my computer and detected Firefox. He also asked me to remove it from my machine - of course, it's not ON my machine. However, the fact is that a scan is picking up the usage of a version of Firefox. I prefer not to confront him about it - the Tech Director knows that I use FFP and he's cool with it, but I don't want to play those two against each other: they bump heads enough as it is.
I would feel better just knowing how to hide the traces of FFP on my hard drive rather than play the Director card or explain myself to the Network Manager. Are there any add-ons or ideas to make this happen?
Thanks!
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You can't really hide what you are doing from the net-admin ..
he can see what applications you are running and FireFox can be detected just by looking at the HTTP-requests unless you spoof the user-agent .
My advice is (if you like your jobs paycheck) that you either do as they request
or talk with "them" and get them to realise that if they want a "one browser only" policy they have chosen the wrong one !
I agree.
Although I don't understand why FireFox isn't allowed (could be they have control over it through windows though).
But just use IE, there should be no reason you trying to hide something from your boss.
What is not clear to me is how you run the portable version. Do you have it on the hard drive, or is it only on a usb drive? If the scan is run while the portable version is present on the hard drive or when the scan is running, it will show up in the scan. Since the technique to run the portable version is a wrapper, designed to allow the registry entries and clean up afterward, a scan while the app is in use will find it.
Without going into details here,
FFP is portable, not stealth.
Your IT department will always be able to tell what software you have been/are running.
FFP removes your personal data, it does not cover it's tracks as to if it was used. That is not what it is intended for.
Be safe,
Tim
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