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UAC and Linux
So UAC is supposed to work in a similar way to Linux's security model right? As in, when actions require root access, it will prompt for a password to elevate the program's privileges.
So in theory, if malware were to add itself to the startup programs list on Windows, it would have to prompt a UAC alert, right? Then why is it that malware is able to bypass UAC's security measures on Windows and not on Linux?
On a related note, although Linux malware is far fewer in number, if one were to regularly use the Linux root account, will it be likely for the user to be infected?