Re: Windows 7 UAC compromised

[Jimmy Astle <astle.j () gmail com>]

I am new to the list so hello to everyone.....

Now for the Windows 7 UAC stuff.

1.) Its beta.... its not going to be perfect wait for RC1 before selling 7
down the river.
2.)
http://www.informationweek.com/news/security/app-security/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=213001021&subSection=News

               It all comes back to windows biggest issue, joe the plumber
shouldn't not be running as a local admin on his box. UAC problem solved!  I
still dont see how redmond missed the concept.



On Thu, Feb 5, 2009 at 1:52 PM, Miller Grey <vigilantgregorius () gmail com>wrote:

> ...what?
>
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 3:40 PM, M.B.Jr. <marcio.barbado () gmail com> wrote:
>
> > Windows says: Hello world! Check this out, world, this is really cool.
> > Now I have, uh, something like, uh, "privileges management"!
> >
> >
> >
> > "UAC" is no more than a new commercial designation for something with
> > about 40 years.
> > And they (Redmond) are still missing the concept's point.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Christopher Pritchard
> > <mailinglist () brainiacghost co uk> wrote:
> > > > The biggest issue here is that although it's technically easy to fix
> > > > this problem (just have UAC issue an alert when somebody's messing with
> > > > the system settings), it involves doing more of what end users dislike
> > > > most about UAC (it issuing alerts to Joe Sixpack all the time when he
> > > > does something bone-headed security-wise).
> > > >
> > > > Fixing this one in a way that users will put up with will be a bitch.
> > >
> > > Why not just have it not prompt if you are changing settings, except for
> > UAC settings? that would be the simple way around it
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