[moehoward]

" I thought it was special and was not vulnerable to attack unless the user entered an admin password and chose to install the malware"

You thought right....
"First it will ask for an administrator password, and if supplied it will install...."

[cartan]

You thought right.... "First it will ask for an administrator password, and if supplied it will install...."

Now go back to the article and read the next sentence, too…