Re: Run-as-admin warning for win32

Sorry. That link was internal to the document. This one should work.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/b/8/1b8fc001-6f67-4ea1-b0f2-8add1da8cbc0/SecDefs2003.doc

Regards,

Thomas Hallgren

"Shachar Shemesh" <psql@shemesh.biz> wrote in message
news:40975492.8030407@shemesh.biz...
> Thomas Hallgren wrote:
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>http://download.microsoft.com/download/1/b/8/1b8fc001-6f67-4ea1-b0f2-8add1d
a8cbc0/_Toc42414596
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> >
> Link does not work.
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> >Exerpt:
> >
> >Unfortunately, these permissions are also the same permissions that allow
> >power users to:
> >  ? Introduce Trojan horses that, if executed by administrators or
> >    other users, can compromise system and data security
> >  ? Make system-wide operating system and application changes
> >    that affect other users of the system
> >
> >Kind regards,
> >
> >Thomas Hallgren
> >
> >
> <rant>
> That pathetic thing called "Windows security" is getting to me. It is
> close to impossible to create a "user", and once created, this user will
> not be capable of actually doing anything.
>
> Very flexible, very granular permissions system result in making it
> impossible for someone, us in this case, to find out whether we are
> over-priveleged.
>
> Well meaning, but horrible system, with even more horrible results.
> </rant>
>
> Shachar
>
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> Shachar Shemesh
> Lingnu Open Source Consulting
> http://www.lingnu.com/
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