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Warning: Why you should not use a ‘tweaking UAC’ software utility
June 15, 2008 by bluecollarpc
Warning: Why you should not use a ‘tweaking UAC’ software utility
Silent Mode tweak….
Simple. Number one the software utility is not a Microsoft Windows
product which is what these “hacker” utilities will be making changes
to - YOUR Windows Operating System. Just because they can create
software (anyone can) does not mean it is safe and secure and will not
corrupt Windows in some manner (and How to undo changes to the
Registry ?)
The bottom line is some programmer runs out and buys the Vista manual
from Microsoft and finds some hidden setting or creates one (just like
with XP for years) and runs out and opens their “donateware” on some
free blog which is illegal or even at Yahoo Groups or Microsoft News
Rooms which is also illegal - see the Federal Trade Commission, these
areas are not legally commercial - to get hopefully rich at any
expense of the Users with the all too familiar “As IS”…. (happens
everyday of the week in the ‘XP Years’ and is migrating to Vista, but
seems the majority of these type products do a fair and safe
operation, to be fair - but this type utility is circumventing Vista
security which you do not want to do and is why anti-malware products
like antivirus and antispyware have been manufactured to prevent
malicious malware applications from doing that)…..
Consider the following rather then these type hacker “tweaks” ….
You may want to consider this article information (below) before
‘hacking’ the Windows system …. a Windows Vista empowered computer
is too pretty to “deface”:
Techworld.com - Vista’s UAC spots rootkits, tests find
http://www.techworld.com/security/news/index.cfm?newsid=101583
Do you know what a rootkit is ? (Certainly one of the most dangerous
malware threats aside from a ‘blended threat’ attack). Do you know
what notifications you are turning off ? Are they malware alerts you
should attend for a stable and secure system ?
An easy way to wade through this is simply if you have ever had a
personal firewall installed that is quality and a tad “aggressive” and
you get the several alerts. You go through them one by one and off to
the search engine to see if the process is part of Windows or trusted
software to give permission to.
What you may turn off with some hacker tweak is an actual alert to
malware much as the same as turning off firewall protection to a port
malware is communicating through - or allowing malware by clicking
“OK” to allow it internet access and defeating the purpose of the
security software (antivirus, antispyware, firewall).
I would investigate with extreme prejudice before proceeding in
changes not recommended in today’s crimeware environment - see the
following:
MORE:
Is Limited User Account enough? Not really…
http://www.prevx.com/blog/83/Is-Limited-User-Account-enough-Not-really.html
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