Filed under: Utilities, Windows, Freeware
Application Locker keeps unwanted programs from launching
by Brad Linder Apr 13th 2009 at 2:00PM
When you launch Application Locker the first time you'll see a list of commonly blocked programs including some that you might not even have installed on your system. You can configure the list by removing these items or by adding any executable file on your system. You don't need to add the complete file path, just the name of the executable. For instance, you can lock Internet Explorer by adding "iexplore.exe" to the block list.
You can also use Application Locker to prevent your kids from opening the web browser, or as a reminder to yourself to keep your IM client closed during working hours. Of course, anyone can reenable blocked applications simply by running the program and unblocking them. So I wouldn't advise using Application Locker as a security tool, but rather as a utility to make it a bit tougher to accidentally fire up the wrong program.
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Ethan said 3:58PM on 4-13-2009
Calculator?
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9wojtek6 said 5:25PM on 4-13-2009
Hi
There is a similar program called Process Blocker, it also automatically blocks programs from running, but the difference is that it runs as a service so it's harder to figure it out to average users. Link to a program
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