How to block skype?

[blue-eye-boy]

So yes, this is a sensitive matter. My mom uses skype on her work pc, I actually installed it for her way back, but I didn't think it will do that much harm. Well it did do harm. She now have too many friends on skype, and is always busy chatting or phoning through skype. Her boss, which is also mine, complains allot about her work nor done. I did ask her to stop the skyping, but today's parents dont have ears.

So here's my question, how can I block skype on her pc, I have access to it. But I want to do it in a way she wont know I was there, or I did something. It would be nice if it looks like a bug in her pc or something...

 

[fxit_man]

Hmm perhaps block is through the firewall?

Or even better, add Skype host to the etc/hosts file?

 

[Conradl]

Skype is not an easy application to stop through firewalls. The best way to prevent skype is to remove it from the machine. If you want to make it look like an accident, open the skype exe in notepad and remove random pieces of code Or change the permissions on a critical DLL....

 

[fxit_man]

Skype is not an easy application to stop through firewalls. The best way to prevent skype is to remove it from the machine. If you want to make it look like an accident, open the skype exe in notepad and remove random pieces of code Or change the permissions on a critical DLL....

Hahaha good one! And then cross your fingers she doesn't know how to re-install

 

[blue-eye-boy]

Hahaha good one! And then cross your fingers she doesn't know how to re-install

Believe me she dont! Think that will work...

 

[fxit_man]

Well then just replace all shortcuts for Skype with some error message you code in notepad.

Save this as xxxx.vbs in notepad.

X = msgbox("Your Skype installation has been corrupted. Please re-install Windows to correct this error. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.", , "Skype: Corrupted")

Then make all Skype shortcuts point to that file

 

[Slingshot]

I think the boss should rather handle this himself, first with a warning that skype will be banned at work if it interferes with productivity, then actually banning it if your mom keeps abusing the privilige (which she is). If you disable skype, she will probably ask you to fix it for her or get someone to do it for her, then you're back at square one. It's not your problem, it's your boss's problem. Also, if she does find out that you messed up her skype it might ruin your relationship.

 

[NeonNinja]

"Today's parents don't have ears."

 

[blue-eye-boy]

Yes this is a complicated issue. The boss did complain about her work not being done, and his next step will be to fire her, I know him. So before that happens, I want to "help" her instead.

The only thing I'm thinking of now, is that text thingie will work on the skype shortcuts, but what about skype starting on itself, which is the case?

 

[blue-eye-boy]

Well then just replace all shortcuts for Skype with some error message you code in notepad.

Save this as xxxx.vbs in notepad.

X = msgbox("Your Skype installation has been corrupted. Please re-install Windows to correct this error. We apologise for any 

inconvenience caused.", , "Skype: Corrupted")

Then make all Skype shortcuts point to that file

I tried it now on my own pc, and just get a windows script error message. My pc and my mom's work pc is xp. Is this supposed to work on both? And where I save the file, do I actually name it xxxx.vbs, and what coding must I choose at the bottom?

 

[fxit_man]

Hey man

Edited the code above.

here is the new one

X = msgbox("Your Skype installation has been corrupted. Please re-install Windows to correct this error. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.", , "Skype: Corrupted")

Seems it's quite picky with extra lines. So keep it on one line. Sure there's a way to append to the next line, but can't think of it now

You can call it anything as long as it's .vbs

Coding shouldn't matter.

 

[medicnick83]

Uninstall it and tell her why.

Enough said.

 

[DJNgoma]

"Today's parents don't have ears."

lmao.

Uninstall it and tell her why.

Enough said.

+1, true that. The boss should give her a verb warning if she doesn't stop her Skype'ing ways.

 

[riscbroker]

Hey man

Edited the code above.

here is the new one

X = msgbox("Your Skype installation has been corrupted. Please re-install Windows to correct this error. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.", , "Skype: Corrupted")

Seems it's quite picky with extra lines. So keep it on one line. Sure there's a way to append to the next line, but can't think of it now

You can call it anything as long as it's .vbs

Coding shouldn't matter.

Works a treat, thanks

 

[Slingshot]

Imagine she googles that Skype error message box and ends up at this thread. BUSTED! Guess who's grounded for a year....

 

[fxit_man]

Imagine she googles that Skype error message box and ends up at this thread. BUSTED! Guess who's grounded for a year....

ROFL!

 

[Spazmatic]

Could you not just use the local security policy, Create a software restriction and deny access to the skype executable, that would solve the problem of "what if she re-installs" and then just tell her that it was the bosses order.