is there something as simple as an app to install on windows 8 that can control what my dear mother installed?

i know is used to put ad aware and soemthing similar called spybot on everything i was vcleaning up, but windows defender doesn't seem to do sh*t against stuff like wajam

so is there something to put on that will stop her installing sh*t and wasting my sunday mornings cleaning it up?

Or update the hosts file to control adverts and malware .
Or use opendns?

I perfectly understand the question.  Malware wouldn't be an issue if people set their computers up properly.
If she can't use a computer without installing malware, she shouldn't have access to the admin account.
My brother was the same.  Took away admin privileges and never had an issue. 
Used GPO to disable brower addons too.

A user account determines how you interact with your PC and personalize it. For example, your account determines which files and folders you can access, the changes you can make to the PC, and your personal preferences, such as your desktop background or screen saver. If you create separate accounts for other people, they don't have to share the same settings, which means you can restrict access to your files, folders, and even give different desktop backgrounds to other accounts.

There are three types of accounts. Each type gives you a different level of control over the PC:

Administrator accounts provide the most control over a PC, and should be used sparingly. You probably created this type of account when you first started using your PC.

Standard accounts are for everyday use. If you're setting up accounts for other people on your PC, it's a good idea to give them standard accounts.

Guest accounts are useful when people need to use a PC temporarily. You can turn on your PC's guest account in Control Panel.

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-gb/windows-8/user-accounts-frequently-asked-questions

So instead of getting pissy with me, how about you learn the very basics of setting up an OS and set her computer up properly.

how about you learn the very basics of setting up an OS and set her computer up properly.

your properly = my remoting on and installing her software for her every time she needs something different. then she'll never learn to read what sh*t open office is dropping on her machine (snap.do anyone?) and i'll lose an hour a week to it. not gonna happen. thats not proper, thats corporate methodology and it doesn't help home users teach themselves how to look after their pc's.

if you dont want pissed off responses, answer the question.

thanks clock'd one, i'll make sure its actually on there and running. the lenovo build has some weird software installed by default and some weird omissions.

this laptop is also the second ive seen in a week with wajam on it. not sure what it is but i dont like it.

EMET. Google it. almost no one runs it but it'd protect you from a crapton of harmful sh*t.

Also, soopah is right.

My dad has admin because he asks before clicking next, I have admin, my sister and mum don't have admin. Because they do things like "well we saw a screen that said it was going to restore the factory image so we just clicked next. Where are my pictures gone?"

Oh and wajam... Isn't malware.

I didnt ok the installation of it. it got side loaded from something, not sure what, but thats the very definition of malware to me. something that you dont want to install but still find has locked itself into your browser and made decisions on your search engine of choice for you.

ime, most mother's etc.. won't click to install stuff they don't know about... they'll phone there geeky son first

every time I've had to fix my mothers computer it's been someone else using it who's installed some crap (facebook games etc..)