What do we think of this Windows 7 vulnerability?

[eXor]

http://www.pretentiousname.com/misc/win7_uac_whitelist2.html

More here:

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/02/the-curious-tale-of-windows-7s-uac.ars

http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2009/03/opinion-ms-should-kill-win7-uac.ars

Whilst installing Windows 7, I noticed that there were no UAC prompts. Intrigued, I went into Control Panel and discovered the UAC slider. I read the description of the default setting and alarm bells started ringing. So, I went on Google and found some interesting stories.

Serious issue or mountain out of a molehill?

I'll be running with the slider on max, and as a standard user. Fast user switching, where necessary.

What settings will you use?

 

[Dolph]

It's a case of too many whingers getting their way over good practice unfortunately.

 

[willhub]

I have it on default, I should turn it off really I still dont like the pop ups.

 

[Django x2]

first thing I turned off tbh

 

[FatRakoon]

Only vunerable if you are installing whilst connected to a router, and W7 has the drivers for your LAN and it connects to the internet before you install some Malware apps... other than that ICGAF.

I turn all that useless junk off!