absolutely it is, prevents elevated actions without at least user
notification and approval
On Fri, Mar 10, 2017 at 11:41 AM, James M. Pulver <jmp...@cornell.edu>
wrote:
> As far as I know, UAC isn't a security feature.
>
> James Pulver
> CLASSE Computer Group
> Cornell University
>
> On 03/10/2017 11:24 AM, Klaus Hartnegg wrote:
>
>> Has anybody recently seen Sophos Antivirus ("Endpoint Security")
>> disabling User Account control in Windows 7?
>>
>> Many computers here suddenly have UAC off, and my research points to
>> Sophos installer/updater as culprit: UAC stays on when rebooting
>> normally, but reproducably switches to off after a reboot that followed
>> an install, uninstall, or larger update of Sophos. Maybe it only happens
>> if SRP is turned on. I will continue testing on Monday, but maybe others
>> already know more??
>>
>> I had previouosly read complaints that antivirus software sometimes
>> disables certain security features, but UAC!?!
>>
>>
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