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'"It seems like Microsoft realized that implementing UAC would be hard, so they decided not to call it a security mechanism anymore and that 'potential avenues of attack, regardless of ease or scope, are not security bugs'," she said, quoting directly from Russinovich's essay.

"I don't think it's fair after all this Vista security campaign we observed in 2006, where Microsoft was boasting about this new security model in Vista. This is not a proper way to solve security problems. Microsoft, instead of trying to diminish the problem, should work on the solutions (even if they expected to see a dozen of new attacks against UAC)," she added.'


2 posted on 02/13/2007 11:01:06 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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To: Swordmaker

Ping


3 posted on 02/13/2007 11:01:23 PM PST by Spktyr (Overwhelmingly superior firepower and the willingness to use it is the only proven peace solution.)
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security who needs it, certainly not Microsoft victims, so why not try a Linux OS like ubuntu available at http://www.ubuntu.com/
there is so much free ware and open source software ailble the need to tolerate microsoft's lack of concern for its customers is going to cost them big they are in my opinion their own worst enemy!


15 posted on 02/13/2007 11:55:07 PM PST by mtnjimmi (“When you choose the lesser of two evils, always remember that it is still an evil.” Max Lerner)
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