[python-win32] ISensLogon COM Object

[Tim Roberts]

le dahut wrote:
> First, thank you for your answer, you really remove me a spine of the foot.
>
> I have to use ISensLogon for this reason 
> http://technet2.microsoft.com/WindowsVista/en/library/6ec4ec6d-6b84-44c9-b3af-116589a42b861033.mspx?mfr=true
> today I use Winlogon Notification package to catch Logon and Logoff 
> events.

Ah, yes.  Winlogon notifications were one of the most productive attack 
vectors for spyware authors.  That's why they were removed.

>  Maybe I could use SCM...?
>   

My personal opinion, based on gut instinct, is that the SCM path would 
be a much quicker path to success.  There are several good examples on 
the web of how to write services using Python.  It's relatively easy, 
and there's not a lot of code.  The ISensLogon thing would make more 
sense if you already had a big application that was already acting as a 
COM services, but to start from scratch and build a COM+ server just to 
catch these messages seems like an awful lot of work for a relatively 
small payout.

Again, however, that's just my personal opinion.  The downside of using 
a service is that you can't easily have any user interface.  As long as 
you don't need to interact with the user, I'd recommend the service.

-- 
Tim Roberts, timr at probo.com
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.