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And finally, standard user malware

Today I finally got wind of my first piece of true standard user malware. MS Antispyware 2008 has turned standard user. The version in question installs the binaries in c:\documents and settings\all users\application data\<something>, and makes itself resident by infecting HKCU\...\Run. Curiously...

Posted to Jesper's Blog by jesper on Tue, Sep 1 2009
Filed under: Filed under: Security Pontification, Least Privilege, Security
64-bit Anti-Virus For Vista

One of the (few) security tools that does not come with Windows Vista is anti-virus. Tons of people have asked about which one to use, and which are available. The answer is: most are available for 32-bit Vista already. Malke, a Windows Shell MVP, put together a list of 32-bit anti-virus programs that...

Posted to Jesper's Blog by jesper on Sat, Feb 17 2007
Filed under: Filed under: Windows Security, Least Privilege, Windows Vista
Help: Vista won't let me write to my external hard drive

This is becoming a very common question as people move to Windows Vista. You have an external or extra hard drive formatted under Windows XP. In Windows XP you were running as a member of the Built-in Administrators Group, and you could write to it just fine. In Vista, you are also a member of the Built...

Posted to Jesper's Blog by jesper on Tue, Jan 16 2007
Filed under: Filed under: Least Privilege, Windows Vista
Admin Rights Hall Of Shame and Complaint Abuses

A few weeks ago I bought a copy of Nobeltec's Tides and Currents software. Nobeltec is a subsidiary of Jeppesen, well known for their aviation, and apparently now also marine, navigation charts. I was told this software was by far the best way to analyze currents for diving purposes. When I received...

Posted to Jesper's Blog by jesper on Fri, Aug 18 2006
Filed under: Filed under: Least Privilege, Security

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And finally, standard user malware

64-bit Anti-Virus For Vista

Help: Vista won't let me write to my external hard drive

Admin Rights Hall Of Shame and Complaint Abuses