Comment LANrev is not spyware (Score 2) 359
> how to determine if their school-issued laptops were infected with the LANRev software
I'd like to point out that LANrev is not spyware, but rather it's very powerful remote management software with a strong emphasis on Macs. You can use LANrev to easily install or update software on any machine on your network from a master machine. You can also use it for software inventories and remote maintenance.
Also, machines don't get "infected" with it. It's installed by a network admin so they work on machines when nobody's using them, or to schedule installs at night. As a Mac IT guy I've used it on several networks, and it's well designed and effective. It's hardly LANrev's fault that a school admin is misusing the software.
