How to block internet access from MS Office Apps

[Steve Andrews]

Does anyone know a way to block internet access from MS Office applications?
I want to be able to deny or block internet access from the Office Apps. As
it is right now, you can type in a URL in Word and Ctrl Click the link and it
goes out to the internet. Also, you can go out to the internet other ways in
Word.

 

[Bob I]

use a proxy server on the internet connection and block the users there.
Office application reference is immaterial.

 

[James Silverton]

Steve wrote on Wed, 14 Sep 2005 05:44:03 -0700:

SA> Does anyone know a way to block internet access from MS
SA> Office applications? I want to be able to deny or block
SA> internet access from the Office Apps. As it is right now,
SA> you can type in a URL in Word and Ctrl Click the link and
SA> it goes out to the internet. Also, you can go out to the
SA> internet other ways in Word.

Some available firewalls like McAfee will let you do just that.
I never bought it being willing to rely on the Windows firewall
(this does *not* have selective blocking I believe) but my ISP
is now providing McAfee antivirus and firewall.


James Silverton.

 

[sandrews]

Thanks for you imput and ideas, but this not what I'm looking for. Let me be
more specific on what I'm doing. I'm implementing a rollout for 300 public
PC's in our public library system. I plan on using Public Access Computer
Profile Security Tool from www.securepc.org to create a public profile on the
local PC with their security policy. Everything works great; the only thing I
can't lock down is internet access through MS Office apps. I thought someone
may have a way to restrict internet access through the MS Office applications
by a reg hack or some other means.

 

[Bob I]

If DNS is disabled the PC won't "find" anything outside it's subnet. Or
don't provide a gateway. But none of that is related to "MS Office".