How to collect client system file names in ASP.NET C#

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Hello everybody!
Is there any way to check client user files and make a list? I need to know are some applications installed on client PC or not.
Thank you all dear friends.

Posted 5-Jul-12 21:38pm

Abolfazl Beigi

Updated 5-Jul-12 21:39pm

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 6-Jul-12 3:41am

Why? It makes no sense.
--SA

Abolfazl Beigi 6-Jul-12 3:43am

it's for my web application security. I want to know is installed some application that used for hacking websites or not.

Pankaj Nikam 6-Jul-12 3:46am

Its better to secure your website and go for something you can as compared to going for something which you never can.

Abolfazl Beigi 6-Jul-12 3:49am

thanks but my website security is a different issue, i had focused on it and now i just wana know about this problem. by the way looks like there is no way to solve it.

bbirajdar 6-Jul-12 5:06am

From the question it seems you are trying to hack the user's system...

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Pankaj Nikam · Answer 1 · 2012-07-05T21:40:00

Solution 1

Its not possible. It is for security reasons. You just cannot hack into users system and get the details.

Posted 5-Jul-12 21:40pm

Pankaj Nikam

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Abolfazl Beigi 6-Jul-12 3:41am

so how some web apps detect browser add-ones like Flash player or etc.?

Pankaj Nikam 6-Jul-12 3:44am

Detecting flash player existence is something different. It is a plugin. You can detect plugins but not the installed applications and read the users file system.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 6-Jul-12 3:44am

Right.
--SA

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 6-Jul-12 3:44am

It has nothing to do with client files. Irrelevant question. What's the security concern in determining if a Flash is supported or not? This is pretty much the same as the browser passes its version and OS information to the server.
--SA

Abolfazl Beigi 6-Jul-12 3:45am

Flash Player is just an example but it's not my purpose.

bbirajdar 6-Jul-12 5:04am

The server never knows if the flash is installed on the client machine or not. Its the HTML tags used for displaying flash on the clients browser that warn the user to install the flash...

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 6-Jul-12 3:41am

Sure, a 5.
--SA

Pankaj Nikam 6-Jul-12 3:44am

Thank you :)

Pranit Kothari · Answer 2 · 2012-07-05T21:48:00

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I am not sure, but I used WMI for detecting printers, see if helps you any way.

Posted 5-Jul-12 21:48pm

Pranit Kothari

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Abolfazl Beigi 6-Jul-12 3:50am

thanks dear friend

bbirajdar 6-Jul-12 5:05am

WMI works with Windows Apps and in local networks... Did you use it in web apps ???? How?? I dont think it is possible....

[no name] 6-Jul-12 5:17am

Actually, in one of the project I have used it, please see this link, but I am sure I have accessed printers via WMI. http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/33167/WMI-Functions-from-ASP-NET