Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Program Names govern admin rights in Vista
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> | "This is a little bit silly: just name the installer something
> | else, and Vista lets it through," Chess said. He added that
> | although the feature is imperfect and inconvenient, it's
> | "better than nothing".
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> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/04/23/vista_program_naming_oddness/
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> Workarounds, hacks, and some loose 'security' bolted in on top. How about
> rebuilding the operating system? This is just as lame as managing
> execution/handling privileges based on file extensions (filenames).
I don't remember who wrote it, but I read an article on Vista's security
that referred to Vista as having concrete walls, but screen doors and
windows.
--
"This rudderless world is not shaped by vague metaphysical forces. It is
not God who kills the children. Not Fate that butchers them or Destiny
that feeds them to dogs. It's us. Only us." - Rorschach, Watchmen
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