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Vista Security Tips: Yes, I Like the Prompts
Friday, March 23rd, 2007
Windows Vista has been in the news a lot lately – in particular, Vista’s security. The new security features have been the target of both praise and ridicule. Even Apple took a jab at Vista’s security with its latest TV ad mocking Vista’s security prompts. Say what you will, but I personally like the prompts. And get used to them; they are likely a sign of things to come.
Vista’s security prompts are part of a new technology called User Access Control (UAC). Microsoft designed UAC to address a problem, that so many people use their PC on a daily basis logged in as an Administrator. The reason for that is simple: it’s just such a hassle not being an administrator. With Windows XP, just about anything you do requires administrator rights, and too many programs simply don’t run correctly unless you are an administrator.
Although using your computer as an administrator lets you do anything you want, malware can also exploit that power to do anything it wants. Suppose you run a new freeware program you just downloaded from some web site. That program is running as a system administrator and can do anything it wants. Although we hope we can trust this stuff, the fact is that we simply cannot. Vista Security Tips: Yes, I Like the Prompts
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