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By brokencode ⋅ May 6, 2008 ⋅  Email This Post ⋅  Print This Post ⋅ Post a comment

Stylish Weblog is a blogging directory about design blog dedicated to whom are interested in webdesign, money and life. I found a great article about User Account Control Behavior. I never known before that Windows Vista still includes the two basic kinds of user accounts that were available in Windows XP. User Account Control (UAC) is a new security component in Windows Vista. UAC enables users to perform common tasks as non-administrators, called standard users in Windows Vista, and as administrators without having to switch users, log off, or use Run As. A standard user account is synonymous with a user account in Windows XP. User accounts that are members of the local Administrators group will run most applications as a standard user. By separating user and administrator functions while enabling productivity, UAC is an important enhancement for Windows Vista. This is one of new features and technologies that provide layered defenses against malicious software threats and intrusions through a strategy of prevention, isolation, and recovery.

As you know that malware cannot install silently in the background while a user is unaware. UAC doesn’t prevent malware from installing, mind you; it just stops the installation in its tracks before an administrator gives it the go ahead.

Discussing about malware, I found also another useful article about Got a membership in the spyware community. One of the most significant factors in determining the behavior of the Windows Defender tool revolves around your decision of whether to join the SpyNet community, and therefore merits a bit of further discussion here. Windows Defender suggests membership in the SpyNet community during setup time (when you first launch the application).

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