And you can find tons of harsh posts from a million other users all over the site. Apparently lots of users get grumpy when IT security are...
@Peter2150 : As far as I can see then the majority of infected users posting on that site are running earlier Windows generations and a multitude...
Which is why UAC on max and Standard User Accounts are wise. The bypasses on UAC default level are known. (We both mentioned it a couple of...
@bo elam : I know you have been mad at me ever since my post in the "sandboxing Chrome"-thread, where I summarized about AppContainer, Chrome...
@bo elam : That the Windows ecosystem has a problem with really bad user habits, are not news. That even a security forum has a high percentage...
Which is also what I'm saying. Always, always, always a Standard User Account for all daily chores. Maybe we should tattoo it permanently on the...
@Hiltihome : There's no reason for you to become upset, just because I make you and future readers of thread aware, that your "solution" does not...
@Hiltihome : The problem with your "solution" is that it is a pseudo-solution. Blocking UserAccountControlSettings.exe from running will not...
@Minimalist & @Hiltihome : Hiding it will only give a false sense of security. Since user are admin, then he/she can approve a request for...
@Minimalist : Hiding a UI element, will not lock anything. The user is still admin, and can alter anything he/she wants.
@Hiltihome : As Admin you are Admin. If it's the bypasses you have in mind, then you need to go the route of maxing UAC or Standard User Account....
We agree 115%. The quoted above ought to be a mandatory lesson to be repeated 500 times, before being allowed to register as a user on a security...
@Antarctica : There's the always golden answer - setup a standard user account, password on admin. Click happy fingers will not cause you...
Amazing - you still claim it's FUD to say that people are putting themselves at risk when disabling UAC, and you still find it pointless and...
@Rasheed187 : You are still entering this discussion on the incorrect assumption that UAC are an opt-in feature on top of your OS. And you still...
@new2security : I agree with you. The big problem that causes these reoccurring threads, are that there's at least a thousand irrelevant and...
I agree. This thread will be something to watch from a (far) distance. With popcorns :)
No, @hjlbx. Your statements are incorrect and they are exactly the kind of claims to this debate that @guest, myself and other are trying to get...
@hjlbx : NO. You are mixing things up that has nothing to do with each other. UAC bypasses in PA accounts - one thing and already addressed...
@Rasheed187: You have been reading up upon UAC since yesterday I can see, because I know exactly what blog post from 2009 by Mark Russinovich that...
Thank you very much, @WildByDesign. You are one of the users here, who I always enjoy reading posts from. Your always helpful posts in every...
@Macstorm : I know exactly what you mean. In real life, stalkers are prosecuted and sentenced. And compulsive behavior are treated. In tech...
@guest : And I fully agrees with you that one reason why threads like this one becomes a war zone, are because there will be users that has chosen...
@guest : I hear you and I know what you mean. However the problem with these average/advanced discussions are that are whole debate becomes...
@Rasheed187, you repeatedly talk to me as if I'm a complete idiot. In other threads you talk to other people as if they are a complete idiot....
Separate names with a comma.
