Hey…new member of TechRepublic here, seeking input from someone who possibly has already dealt with this. My company is seeing an increasing level of “spyware/adware” installation (i.e. “search” toolbars like Xupiter, HotBar, etc; “ClockSync” andother junk that installs Gator/GAIN adware, etc) via “drive-by downloads”. Does anyone have some good information on how to configure IE to block this sort of stuff? We (deskside support) have been removing it on a case-by-case basis (either manually or with Spybot S&D), but we need to find a reliable way to block it. Part of the problem is that our users typically have a high level of freedom (all are local admins on their Win2K boxes; that won’t change). So, what can we set as far as ActiveX settings to block this stuff? Considering setting the Internet zone to high or higher security, and only add “required” business sites to the Trusted Sites zone…