That's one of the reasons why Windows isn't considered to be a secure platform, right or wrong but that's the perception...
People STILL say it......
All of you who say that, go right ahead, your right, it's your virus/malware ridden headache."no way, I am the only user on my system, what do I need that headache for?"
I should be full admin on my system, it's mine and i run it the way I want.
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah,.....
Have fun with that,,
The final thing that I wanted to add to this is....
If any application requires "Run as Admin" to do it's thing, it should only be run for the task at hand and then quit.
It should NOT run full time in the background, that is a security hole.
But you have some in the Linux world who say the same thing and run as Root all the time.That's one of the reasons why Windows isn't considered to be a secure platform, right or wrong but that's the perception...
People STILL say it......
All of you who say that, go right ahead, your right, it's your virus/malware ridden headache."no way, I am the only user on my system, what do I need that headache for?"
I should be full admin on my system, it's mine and i run it the way I want.
Blah Blah Blah Blah Blah,.....
Have fun with that,,
So, it's not just windows, it's any OS, Windows just has the bigger share and therefor more scrutinized.
That is also the fault of Micosoft, I agree.
Yes, I wish Windows ran more like Linux does out of the box, and it can be
Security wise.
But that is the direction they are moving, i think. We will see.
Also note that,,, Linux world does not like applications that must run as Root (Admin in windows world) to do any job. And that should be the same in Windows.
Any application that requires Admin to run and do it's tasks should be avoided.
Depending on the app that is. If is something to do admin tasks, then ok, if it's something like Solitare (you know what I mean) that is not ok.
These things are not taught ti average users. And it should be.
I think every one needs to pass a PC Drivers Test and have a license just to use one.
Security
File Cabinet type thinking processes
And some other very basic skills
You fail, no pc for you.
That alone would cut down on well over half the Virus/Malware infections in the wild.
Some, but nowhere near of the percentage of the Windows users; if they get exploited, nobody blames Linux...
More accurately, "Windows just has the bigest share..."
Any system that has its security protection modified by administrator and exploited should not reflect on the system, it should reflect on the administrator. Windows should be no different...
Yes, that is what I was trying to say.Any system that has its security protection modified by administrator and exploited should not reflect on the system, it should reflect on the administrator. Windows should be no different...
It is the user, not the OS.
The OS can be locked down, the user decides how much.
I am sure that there is something out there that does not require Admin Privs to run all the time. It depends on what you are willing to live with.While I understand that there might be a security risk doing so, somewhere I need to draw the line...
My point is what should be done, not what is being done.
The right way, and the wrong way.
What should be watched out for and what should be avoided.
What one can live with and live without.
Your only as secure as you want to be.
I run my Windows 7 with a standard account that does not have the rights to perform system changes. I can run programs as an administrator, but it requires entering the admin password. It's not Linux, but it'll do...
No, it's still the same... The Firefox add on of Better Privacy does remove them, including the IE ones, but it's still on the SSD. I am kind wary of moving my user folder to an HDD...Hey Cr00zng did you ever get the better privacy cookie problem solved?
I am not disagreeing with you, for the most part you are correct.
Avoiding everything is not the answer either and everyone will need to decide the level of risk that they willing to take. As long as they make their decision based on the pros and cons instead of ignorance, by all means.
I've made a conscious decision that I like the Core Temp and its gadget and willing to accept the risk that running them as admin may present to me, or to my system. There are some compensating controls in place to minimize the impact of running a program in high privilege mode as it should be when dealing with risks for systems.
Occasionally I will be unable to access a folder (that I've made).
If I check the permissions, "Administrators" is in the list, with "Full Access".
Those folders have to be set to my user account name, before I can access them.
Avoid setting "Everyone" in the permissions list (ACL).
If you are the only user, use your user account name. :)
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