New Google Toolbar and Windows 2000

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Victor

I'm concerned - how is it that the new Google toolbar can install
a system service under Windows 2000, GoogleToolBarNotifier.exe?

Why does Windows 2000 allow this? Each time I stop the process,
when I re-start IE, even when logged in as User, it re-starts itself
as a system process.

I mean, WTF? Isn't this bypassing security?

Vic
 
Forgot to add - periodically I get a firewall alert that GoogleToolBarNotifier.exe is
trying to "phone home".
 
Victor said:
I'm concerned - how is it that the new Google toolbar can install
a system service under Windows 2000, GoogleToolBarNotifier.exe?

Why does Windows 2000 allow this? Each time I stop the process,
when I re-start IE, even when logged in as User, it re-starts itself
as a system process.

I mean, WTF? Isn't this bypassing security?

Vic
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Have you tried setting it to disabled?
 
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