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RE: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox
From: "Todd Towles" <toddtowles () brookshires com>
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 07:47:37 -0600
Very True, not to talk about all the apps that won't run correctly in Windows because of non-admin rights. Should we all have to give premissions to special reg keys just to have a app run as a non-admin? I mean come on...you give us a so called security feature (Run As) and then it is only useable half the time for the IT world and almost totally useless for the everyday basic user. But of course most of the apps that don't work with Run As are harder apps but I am sure everyone has seen some.
-----Original Message----- From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of devis Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 12:11 AM Cc: full-disclosure () lists netsys com Subject: Re: [in] Re: [Full-disclosure] IE is just as safe as FireFox Todd Towles wrote:Windows doesn't tell you about the Admin account and makesthe defaultuser a Admin. That isn't best method as you know.RunAs is great..but that is only good once you create anormal user -and then delete your new default user. Or you log in inAdministratorand take away the full control of the default user. Easy for the average window user? Nope. If it was Microsoft would makethe defaultuser (note USER) and then let you configure the Admin account on start.Thank you. Sometimes i feel the message doesn't get across. Run as is a false sense of security. Majority of MS apps ( that gets owned ) run with Admin or Local System priviledges. Does Run as works on IE ? on Office ? on IIS ? My point was that instead of 'hiding' computer knowledge from the 'user' , and introducing false 'hyped' security such as 'RunAs', assuming his stupidity, i think people will be likely to understand that to install a program they would have to use a different account than from browsing pages. Especially when the company behind has lots of $$$ to make it friendly and understood. 15 years ago people thought only a few people will ever use email...... _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- Re: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox, (continued)
- Re: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox devis (Nov 21)
- RE: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox Phillip R. Paradis (Nov 23)
- RE: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox Todd Towles (Nov 19)
- Re: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox devis (Nov 21)
- RE: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox Todd Towles (Nov 19)
- Re: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox GuidoZ (Nov 20)
- RE: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox Todd Towles (Nov 20)
- RE: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox Todd Towles (Nov 20)
- Re: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox GuidoZ (Nov 20)
- RE: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox Todd Towles (Nov 20)
- RE: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox Todd Towles (Nov 22)