Kaseya Agents & You

[Lisa Kachold]

They have not only web browser plugins but a great deal of scripts and other
tools.

You have to check the links I included for the kaseya web site related to
your OS/Browser or application.

It is not cheap.  Free applications and online tools exist to do the same
thing.

On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Eric Cope <eric.cope at gmail.com> wrote:

> do you know any other products that ship with it?
>
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> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:06 AM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>wrote:
>
>> It can be used for malicious reasons.
>>
>> It is currently being used by NSA and government surveillance of citizens
>> of interest, or it can be used for technical support purposes.
>>
>> It is currently being delivered for Linux Chrome.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 7:02 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> so is it a weakness in the client that someone can break into, or is
>>> it a heathy paranoia of such clients exiting with a managed company
>>> that you may or may not trust?
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:59 AM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> > This agent allows a remote party to completely control or watch
>>> everything
>>> > done on the desktop on various systems using a Firefox or script
>>> plugin.
>>> > It's similar to LivePerson cookies but much more powerful.
>>> >
>>> > On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 6:57 AM, Stephen <cryptworks at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >>
>>> >> here is a question from me, you have a weath of information on how to
>>> >> remove it, but no links as to why?
>>> >>
>>> >> this is the first time i have seen this product so i have heard very
>>> >> little one way or another.
>>> >>
>>> >> if you have links as to why its a bad application to have then i would
>>> >> like to hear it/see it.
>>> >>
>>> >> On Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 7:54 PM, Lisa Kachold <
>>> lisakachold at obnosis.com>
>>> >> wrote:
>>> >> > Kaseya:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Sometimes a Free Tool, Sometimes a convenient Hack,  Sometimes a
>>> >> > Government
>>> >> > Surveillance Tool?
>>> >> >
>>> >> > How to Remove a Kaseya Agent:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 1) Windows Hidden Type:
>>> >> > "%programfiles%\InstallShield Installation
>>> >> > Information\{48C76121-4F90-11D5-9884-0050BA85A903}\Setup.exe"
>>> UNINSTALL
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 2) OS X:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 1. Download the file KaseyaUninstall.pkg.zip file from here, and
>>> copy it
>>> >> > onto the Mac.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 2. Expand the ZIP archive.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 3. Run KaseyaUninstall.pkg installer and choose to Install to the
>>> >> > Macintosh
>>> >> > Harddrive. Although this appears to be installing a product, it is
>>> >> > actually
>>> >> > running the uninstallation script for the Kaseya agent.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 4. Log in with the user that installed the agent initially and
>>> delete
>>> >> > the
>>> >> > /var/tmp/kpid file. To do this launch Terminal and run the "rm -rf
>>> >> > /var/tmp/kpid" command.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 5. Remove the agent with root rights, i.e. in Terminal run the "sudo
>>> rm
>>> >> > -rf
>>> >> > /var/tmp/kpid" command and then provide the root password
>>> >> >
>>> >> > 6.  The Kaseya agent and associated files will be removed.
>>> >> >
>>> >> > WorkArounds:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > Chrome does not currently have an active Kaseya Agent plugin for OS
>>> X or
>>> >> > Linux Chrome:
>>> >> > http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=chrome+kaseya+osx&aq=f
>>> >> >
>>> >> > References:
>>> >> >
>>> >> > http://www.kaseya.com/free/features.aspx
>>> >> > http://www.kaseya.com/solutions/government.aspx
>>> >> >
>>> >> >
>>> http://community.kaseya.com/ittoolkit/b/weblog/archive/2010/06/09/creative-ways-to-get-it-toolkit-installed-on-a-computer.aspx
>>> >> >
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