Second Exploit Surfaces for Windows 7 UAC

Iria · Feb 5, 2009, 03:26 PM

I wrote earlier about a "hole" in Windows 7's new UAC behavior which would allow malware to disable UAC without user notification. On Wednesday a new flaw was exposed, one in which malware could easily "elevate" themselves to full administrative privileges without UAC prompts or turning UAC off.
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Source: Tech-Ex

OldBuzzard · Feb 5, 2009, 05:20 PM

Hmmmmm, if this it true,

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... The only way this could be changed without the user’s knowledge is by malicious code already running on the box. ...

then you have more problems that just having UAC being turned off. I hardly see where it's MS's problem if you don't protect your system with anti-virus/malware application(s).

mike2h · Feb 5, 2009, 05:43 PM

what he^ said.

Feb 5, 2009, 03:26 PM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Second Exploit Surfaces for Windows 7 UAC I wrote earlier about a "hole" in Windows 7's new UAC behavior which would allow malware to disable UAC without user notification. On Wednesday a new flaw was exposed, one in which malware could easily "elevate" themselves to full administrative privileges without UAC prompts or turning UAC off. ________ Source: Tech-Ex

Feb 5, 2009, 05:43 PM	#3
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 91 System Specs	Re: Second Exploit Surfaces for Windows 7 UAC what he^ said. __________________