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- User Account Control The management of user accounts in Windows Vista. Because malware has greater control of the computer when it is running in administrator mode, UAC was...
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- Dear Microsoft: Please get UAC right this time
- Dear Microsoft: Please get UAC right this timeSimpler ideaThe problem with UAC is not really how it works to protect potentially vulnerable areas of the OS, it's that tons of applications NEED to do potentially OS-threatening things in order to work as an everyday course of business.If an app wants...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-29
- Dear Microsoft: Please get UAC right this time
- Alex Eckelberry of Sunbelt Software vents, intelligently, about Windows Vista's UAC conundrum: UAC could certainly have been handled better. It does something the security industry has been well aware of for a long time — it creates the "cry wolf" problem of popup fatigue (people turn off or ignore...
- Blog posts 2008-05-29
- Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS
- Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OSWell ..."Do you want Microsoft or Apple or your favorite Linux distro to say, “I’m sorry, Dave, I can’t allow that,” ..."Vista already does this when the broadcast flag is set, so not allowing any cracking tools shouldn't be too far behind. ;)Is Vista...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-20
- Does running Vista make you feel safe from malware?
- Does running Vista make you feel safe from malware?Yes, though I had service turned off in task manager that have mine offlineI can't seem to get all the required .net running and this concerns me. There are about seven or so that will not come on start.RE: Does running Vista...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-20
- Does running Vista make you feel safe from malware?
- [UPDATE - This is a reposting of a TalkBack comment I made on Ed Bott's post "Puncturing the myth of the invulnerable OS": Are we disagreeing? ??? I start the post by referring to the PC Tools report (at the...
- Blog posts 2008-05-20
- Aviv Raff drops an 0-day for IE 7.0 and 8.0b on XP
- Aviv Raff drops an 0-day for IE 7.0 and 8.0b on XPVista is NOT affected because UAC and IE7's protected modeVista is NOT affected because there're UAC and IE7's protected mode.Yet another reason to use Vista!Actually...Aviv Raff states on his blog that it is affected for Information disclosure, but that's...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-15
- Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC
- Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UACEd, You RockExcellent article; thanks a bunch.RE: Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UACFinally! A journalist that spends time telling us how to make our vista experience better instead of endlessly trashing it.So many journalists think they are providing some "value" by telling...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-29
- Fixing Windows Vista, Part 2: Taming UAC
- The User Account Control feature in Windows Vista has been known to drive normally level-headed people over the edge with frustration. If you find it annoying, you might be tempted to turn it off. According to Microsoft research, somewhere between 12 and 16 percent of all Windows Vista users do...
- Blog posts 2008-04-29
- Taming Vista's User Account Control
- The User Account Control feature in Windows Vista has been known to drive normally level-headed people over the edge with frustration. But shutting it off isn't the best answer. In this walkthrough, Ed Bott explains how to tone down the hard edges of UAC without sacrificing its protection. by Ed...
- Image galleries 2008-04-29
- Only 16ò0of US software projects are on time within budget
- Only 16ò0of US software projects are on time within budgetInteresting...That's a pretty rocky record. I'd bet there are a lot of gnashed teeth and torn-out hair in the field. It would be interesting to see a few comparison statistics. 1) similar statistics for Electronics Engineering projects (or...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-21
- Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users'
- Microsoft: Vista feature designed to 'annoy users'Statistics...About real people and statistics - my son was firstly complaining about UAC in Vista, then he upgraded to Windows XP.A friends of mine bought new computer with Vista which was SUPER slow with 1GB of RAM and Core Duo (2.4 GHz). I...
- Discussion threads 2008-04-11
- Why Windows 7 might go to pieces
- Why Windows 7 might go to piecesConfusedI think you are confusing OS componentization which was the point of MinWin with productivity application packaging. These are two separate things.Delivering Windows 7's productivity apps as downloads for older versions of windows is something that has happened in every release of windows....
- Discussion threads 2008-03-20
- Microsoft releases another Vista SP1 refresh to 15,000 testers
- Microsoft releases another Vista SP1 refresh to 15,000 testersVista on the up?I get the feeling that SP1 is only going to make Vista into a reasonable os at the end of the day, after all the hype has died away; a bit like XP SP1 - But XP SP2 really...
- Discussion threads 2008-01-10
- The shroud of secrecy is lifted: Vista SP1 beta due in two weeks
- The shroud of secrecy is lifted: Vista SP1 beta due in two weeksWow! This is news? Really?Next!what about XP SP3?I've heard that the beta for SP3 is due out soon too? Whats the deal with that?I turned off UAc and im fineWhen i turned of the UAC on...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-29
- Is getting rid of Vista's UAC prompts worth $30 to you?
- Is getting rid of Vista's UAC prompts worth $30 to you?What a great solution......after you have paid $hundreds for your shiney new Vista machine, you find that in order to make it work you need to spend $30 more actually to be able to use it.What were they thinking at...
- Discussion threads 2007-08-24
- Interesting fix for UAC aggravation
- Interesting fix for UAC aggravationNot that aggravating?I have been using Vista for 3 months now and for real the UAC is not that aggravating if you aren't installing and uninstalling apps all the time. For most typical users you may have to push the button once a day or...
- Discussion threads 2007-06-04
- Interesting fix for UAC aggravation
- If you are getting weary of Windows Vista User Access Control UAC popping up confirmation dialogs but like me are reluctant to turn it off since a lot of what it does is actually good, this might be just the ticket. I found this via Brad Linder at DownloadSquad this...
- Blog posts 2007-06-04
- Defeating UAC with a two-stage malware attack
- Defeating UAC with a two-stage malware attackHoly shyte!Now that is slick. ]:)Another suggestionHow about this simple suggestion to deal with the threat that was outlined: Don't allow idential shortcuts to exist as targets of start menu shortcuts).Am I missing something, or doesn't allowing duplication actually defeat the purpose of an...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-16
- Defeating UAC with a two-stage malware attack
- An independent security researcher has released details on a two-stage malware attack against Windows Vista to show how easy it is for non-privileged code to replace shortcuts on the Start Menu and intercept UAC User Account Control privilege elevation prompts.Rob Paveza's proof-of-concept (.pdf) uses a regular Trojan horse program as...
- Blog posts 2007-05-16
- And now, Month of ActiveX Bugs
- And now, Month of ActiveX BugsSurely this is akin to shooting fish in a barrel?!? NT...**NOTE. As in the MoAB, here are the rules:Absolutely NO browser add-ins count as a "flaw" or vulnerability. Only activeX controls that come default and TURNED on in the current OS, Vista, count. Also, no...
- Discussion threads 2007-05-02
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