Windows 7 UAC flaw

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Here is an interesting note from The Register about a flaw in windows 7 UAC. Worth a read if you are running it

 

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UAC is a flaw. Period.

 

I was just attributing it to the fact it was a beta.

 

True dat.

Qs

 

I was just reading about that right now. Here's another view about it. Link

 

Have not turned off UAC in Vista for a few re builds now, or Win7 at all

UAC is a very useful piece of technology, and whilst it CAN be annoying to techs, it's no more complex than having to SUDO every command in Linux if your not root

 

I am not a vista user so can't really comment however it behaves (as I understand it) much like the admin prompt in OS X - which I think is a nice feature and it ensures I know what is going on.

 

I agree with Ryan. You'll wish you had it the one time something tries to install that you didn't knowingly initiate.

 

Ken? You mean Ryan, right?

Qs

 

Ack! I've been agreeing with too many of Ken's threads recently.

Edited... thanks, Qs.

 

Another couuple of updates from El reg:

1) That is not a vulnrability
2) MS to up the ante on UAC