Re: [Full-disclosure] Windows 7 UAC compromised

[Jimmy Astle <astle.j@xxxxxxxxx>]

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@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:

> ...what?
>
> On Tue, Feb 3, 2009 at 3:40 PM, M.B.Jr. <marcio.barbado@xxxxxxxxx> 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.
>>
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>> On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 5:14 PM, Christopher Pritchard
>> <mailinglist@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 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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