Linked by Thom Holwerda on Thu 11th Jun 2009 10:00 UTC
Not too long ago, we ran a story informing you of how the auto-elevation feature in Windows 7 is broken in a way that allows malicious programs to silently gain administrative privileges. We wondered if Microsoft was ever going to fix this one before Windows 7 goes final, and even though we're not there yet, a recent article by Mark Russinovich seems to imply pretty strongly that no, Microsoft is not going to fix this.
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RE[2]: Microsoft is too chicken to do what's right.
by vikramsharma on Sat 13th Jun 2009 08:30
in reply to "RE: Microsoft is too chicken to do what's right."
Member since:2005-07-06
You are absolutely right, UAC was probably the best feature, also Microsoft should force the user to create and login to a standard user account the first time he/she installs the system. UAC should not require a password each time too, I should be able to say which Software I think is safe to install (example apps from Microsoft are safe to install) or can it be done now also I am not informed.
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2005-06-29
Well, to shove a feather up my own butt here, I've always gone against the flow when it comes to UAC. UAC simply was never has horrible as the world made it out to be, and I've personally always been diligent and patient in explaining this to people.
Too bad Microsoft is weak, and gave in to the whiners.