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 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 > > > -- > Office: (602)239-3392 > AT&T: (503)754-4452 > http://it-clowns.com > "Faith is, at one and the same time, absolutely necessary and altogether > impossible. " > --Stanislav Lem > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > -- A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button. Stephen --------------------------------------------------- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss