How many dribble articles about Windows 7 can
there be in one week.
I heard Windows 7 is now helping the economy and
it has changed global warming to global cooling.
So the polar bears are now SAFE!!! Way to go
Windows 7 it is like the messiah Oboma has
written the operating system himself.
Maybe he will get a Nobel AWARD for coding
the OS and maybe he will give us all free
healthcare, a job shining his shoes and
let us live in a government ran housing
project!
Wow I am really admiring all of this.
Windows 7 security default worries experts
Summary
Corporate IT departments should be pleased with new security measures in Windows 7, but consumers are still at risk of getting hit by malware despite changes in the UAC feature.
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Corporate IT departments should be pleased with new security measures in Windows 7, but consumers are still at risk of getting hit by malware despite changes in the User Account Control (UAC) feature designed to help people be smarter when using applications, security experts say.
See also: Windows 7 Special Report
Probably the most talked about security change in Windows 7, scheduled for public release on Thursday, are modifications to the UAC, which was introduced in Vista. The UAC was designed to prevent unauthorized execution of code by displaying a pop-up warning every time a change was being made to the system, whether by the operating system or a third-party application.
Vista users complained that they were bombarded with the warnings and security experts speculated that as a result, many people were just ignoring them or turning them off.
With Windows 7, users can choose how often they want to be notified and the default is set to notify only when a third-party application is making a change, as well as when a change is being made to the UAC itself.
For more, read "Windows 7 default user account control worries experts" from CNET News.
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Christian_<><22nd Oct 2009 -
How many?
How many dribble articles about Windows 7 can there be in one week.
Probably about as many dribble articles as there are when Ubuntu decides to release another of thei bi-annual versions. Why isn't THAT a problem in your book?
mgp322nd Oct 2009 -
Because...
He thinks MS is the devil or something.
It's a problem with bolth those who are in the Cult of Stallman and those that are in the Cult of Jobs... they are unable to see fault in their choice OS and they cannot see good moves by the target of their irrationnal hatred.
PS: Althrougth I will probably never touch a mac unless forced to (I just dont like the interface... it's too toy like) I do own a iPod touch(up untill now no negative comments on that) and I do use several Virtual Machines running Ubuntu or Gentoo for testing purposes or soon web browsing.
Ceridan22nd Oct 2009 -
AzuMao26th Oct 2009 -
Um?
Are you retarded or what? This article has
nothing to do with global warming, the U.S.
president, polar bears, health care, or shoes.
Rather, it is about how UAC in Windows 7 can be
bypassed by user-mode applications by default.
Also, it's a very late article. Source code as
well as compiled binaries capable of completely
sidesteping this "upgraded" UAC have been
released months ago. Google Windows 7
UAC bypass if you don't believe me.AzuMao26th Oct 2009 -
It is a step backwards.
security = 1 / convenience
And despite the howls for more security we see convenience win over security once again. At least it's easily correctable by running as a standard user (I'm not convinced changing the default for an administrator is just as safe as Vista).
ye22nd Oct 2009 -
windows and security in same sentence?
no kidding...you think zdnet readers are idiots?
ljenux-2304376600766755823441610560426522nd Oct 2009 -
Windows, Security *and Worries* in the same sentence.
Windows and security in the same sentence is only an oxymoron if you don't also have a word like 'worries', 'problem' or 'debacle' in the mix. In this case, talking about Windows Security Worries makes complete sense.
darkonc27th Oct 2009 -
RE: Windows 7 security default worries experts
No matter what Microsoft does for security people are still going to complain. The security seems to be just right, it will prompt you before installing anything. IE has had this feature built in for a while now. A lot of these fears are unfounded.
Loverock Davidson22nd Oct 2009 -
Agreed
I agree with you. It does not matter what Microsoft does. They work to fix security problems, they are by far the most user friendly systems in the market today, and they will work with you personally, if you have found a bug. Microsoft took a beating over Vista, because of harware changes for starters. Then when they fixed 99.99% of the software problems by the release of SP2, people just have it in there head to hate Microsoft. Personally, I like Vista, and Win7, alongside of Ubunutu Linux. However, if you give me the toss-up between the three, I am using Win7, hands down. Ubunutu has its place, but Win7 is much easier to use, and secure as well.
PrestonSK22nd Oct 2009 -
ssshhhhh....
you can say that.... we all know where this is going to end up.... another Linux windows debate.
Too many people have it in their head to hate microsoft. At the end of the day users want usability and linux just dosen't provide the same level, and ultimately never will.
Add to that the fact that the majority of programs including games are written for windows.
I use windows at home, have dual win/linux on my laptop, and thats from a linux developer.
jonesyx222nd Oct 2009 -
Though you are probably right
No matter what Windows competitors do, you are still going to complain. And when you can't find actual issues to complain about, you make some up or exaggerate or take out of context some issue so as to complain. So how is it that what these Windows critics do different?
Viva la crank dodo22nd Oct 2009 -
If by unfounded you mean source code and binaries posted in public forums..
..which completely disable this "upgraded" version
of UAC, sure! All aboard the MS failboat!
P.S. in case you can't be bothered to spend 3
seconds searching for this,
here you go. Bye bye
"awesome security from the future" lol.AzuMao26th Oct 2009 -
If Linux gets much market share it will get hit
But why would hackers waste their time coding malware for such a small percentage of systems? We're just seeing Macs get to the market share point where a few hackers bother to create some malware. Linux has a long way to go to gather that kind of attention. When it does, it will get interesting.
NotMSUser22nd Oct 2009 -
Same old, same old...
I've heard it all before, and it has been rebutted many times before, yet people keep peddling this same fallacy. If you're serious about knowing for sure if your assertion is correct, start Googling. Furthermore, you will find that Linux dominates in markets that are the most attractive to Crackers. Servers, HPC, Mainframes, where the honeypots are and the reputation of Linux systems for being extremely hard to crack is well deserved.
ITsupportGuy22nd Oct 2009
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