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Author: Lisa Kachold
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To: Main PLUG discussion list
Subject: Re: Kaseya Agents & You
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 <> 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 <>
> 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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