How to get rid of "Do you want to allow..."?

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  1. Posts : 1,261
    Windows 7 Professional 32-bit SP1
       #61

    [QUOTE=Snowdog;1189589]
    Golden said:
    Snowdog said:

    My view is that if UAC was more selective (lets say for example through the use of a whitelist), notwithstanding the issues about the whitelist being compromised, the human brain would get "lazy" so to speak, and not be required to "think" about the decision it faces.
    That is opposite to the way the brain actually works. It focuses on novelty and filters the familiar.

    If you don't have a white-list and you get 5 UACs every day, you just start answering on auto pilot.

    If you have a white-list and get one per week, you are much more likely to pay attention to it.

    Thus from a psychological point of view, it is best to minimize UACs to the bare minimum so they will be more likely to be viewed as novel events when a real issue occurs.
    And the best way to reduce the frequent occurances of UAC prompts is to update your software to versions that are UAC aware and are designed to function without elevated administrator rights.

    It should be noted that whenever I install Windows 7 for a client, or for myself, I always set UAC to it's highest level so that it works more like it did in Vista:
    How to get rid of "Do you want to allow..."?-image1.jpg

    It should also be noted that I personally receive 1, maybe 2, UAC prompts in a month doing normal work (primarily application development) on my own computer. My current record is around 3 months without a single prompt...
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  2. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 64 bit
       #62

    SIMPLE

    1. Give us a whitelist.
    2. Show the UAC promt when adding a program to the whitelist.
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  3. Posts : 529
    windows 8.1 Pro x64
       #63

    someone made a whitelist app but given its the same author as the very buggy tweakie9 app I didnt dare try it.
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  4. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #64

    Charlie123 said:
    SIMPLE

    1. Give us a whitelist.
    2. Show the UAC promt when adding a program to the whitelist.
    3. Allow virus onto whitelist and get screwed.

    Unfortunately, having a whitelist just doesn't work.

    ~Lordbob
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  5. Posts : 1,403
    Win 7 Ultimate 32bit
       #65

    And the best way to reduce the frequent occurances of UAC prompts is to update your software to versions that are UAC aware and are designed to function without elevated administrator rights.
    That is the absolute answer.

    Any application (and there are some still) that requires you to disable UAC in order for it to function properly...
    You should be wary of,,, Why?

    Because they are not coding properly in the first place.
    They are not following MS standards for creating a Secure application.
    They are skirting security and doing what was allowed in XP which made XP far less secure over all.

    Those companies do need to be weeded out and forced to code correctly or disappear.
    They do not care about your security, or theirs, they just want your money.
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  6. Posts : 529
    windows 8.1 Pro x64
       #66

    Lordbob75 said:
    Charlie123 said:
    SIMPLE

    1. Give us a whitelist.
    2. Show the UAC promt when adding a program to the whitelist.
    3. Allow virus onto whitelist and get screwed.

    Unfortunately, having a whitelist just doesn't work.

    ~Lordbob
    nothing like treating your userbase like kids.

    why would a sane person add a virus to their whitelist.
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  7. Posts : 5,642
    Windows 10 Pro (x64)
       #67

    chrysalis said:
    nothing like treating your userbase like kids.

    why would a sane person add a virus to their whitelist.
    Real users who use computers are kids. I support them every single day.
    THEY NEED THEIR HAND HELD 24/7.
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  8. Posts : 6,885
    Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Mint 9
       #68

    chrysalis said:
    Lordbob75 said:
    Charlie123 said:
    SIMPLE

    1. Give us a whitelist.
    2. Show the UAC promt when adding a program to the whitelist.
    3. Allow virus onto whitelist and get screwed.

    Unfortunately, having a whitelist just doesn't work.

    ~Lordbob
    nothing like treating your userbase like kids.

    why would a sane person add a virus to their whitelist.
    So you are telling me that every [sane] person knows exactly what every virus looks like and can tell to not add them?

    ~Lordbob
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  9. Posts : 1,326
    Windows 7 Ultimate RTM (Technet)
       #69

    UGH, just let the ones who don't want to use UAC turn it off and get infected. Arguing about it does nothing. They will find out soon enough. Personally, I am suspicious of anyone who is getting overwhelmed by UAC prompts. I *might* get one a day, but I don't even think I get that many. Enjoy all your little hacking tools and unnecessary hardware monitors. If you need to monitor that much about your PC, you probably need a new one. It's kind of like a car. I use it to get from place to place...I don't want to spend more time rebuilding it than I do *using* it.
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  10. Posts : 529
    windows 8.1 Pro x64
       #70

    logicearth said:
    chrysalis said:
    nothing like treating your userbase like kids.

    why would a sane person add a virus to their whitelist.
    Real users who use computers are kids. I support them every single day.
    THEY NEED THEIR HAND HELD 24/7.
    ok lets put it like this.

    A typical malware only needs to successfully run once to to do its business, in which case it doesnt need to be whitelisted, it just needs someone to click yes once. Considering that having a whitelist per executable will not significantly increase risk. One that will reprompt if the hash value changes. The risk may become higher tho if it whitelist entire directories or from domain etc.

    The way I would do it is have a whitelist feature off by default, allow advanced users to turn on, after that the option to whitelist only appears the 2nd time the program is run. Ultimately the user is responsible for their own security.
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