True! That's why, once I did a total wipe on my desktop machine, I've been running with lowest level rights. The only "trick" I had to learn was how to run an .MSI. (Run a command console as a local admin, then do the MSI by command line.) -- Richard D. McClary Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group ASPCA® 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 Urbana, IL 61802 [email protected] P: 217-337-9761 C: 217-417-1182 F: 217-337-9761 www.aspca.org The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® (ASPCA ®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof.
Jonathan Link <[email protected]> wrote on 04/03/2009 01:20:33 PM: > The hacker who just owned that machine with the user logged on certainly does. > On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 1:30 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > But, only if they know they can do so! > -- > Richard D. McClary > Systems Administrator, Information Technology Group > > ASPCA® > 1717 S. Philo Rd, Ste 36 > Urbana, IL 61802 > > [email protected] > > P: 217-337-9761 > C: 217-417-1182 > F: 217-337-9761 > www.aspca.org > > The information contained in this e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is from The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® > (ASPCA®) and is intended only for use by the addressee(s) named > herein and may contain legally privileged and/or confidential > information. If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail, > you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution, > copying or use of the contents of this e-mail, and any attachments > hereto, is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in > error, please immediately notify me by reply email and permanently > delete the original and any copy of this e-mail and any printout thereof. > > Kevin Lundy <[email protected]> wrote on 04/03/2009 12:26:44 PM: > > > > Although when you really get down to it, there is no difference > > between power user and admin. Power user has the ability to add > > accounts (including their own) the the local admin group. > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;825069 > > > > On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 1:20 PM, HELP_PC <[email protected]> wrote: > > > They shouldn't know local admin password > > > > > > GuidoElia > > > HELPPC > > > > > > ________________________________ > > > Da: Cameron Cooper [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Inviato: venerdì 3 aprile 2009 18.49 > > > A: NT System Admin Issues > > > Oggetto: Run As Command > > > > > > We have all our users setup with Power Users permissions on all of our > > > computers, and would like to know if there was a way that we can set a > > > program to run as an admin while the user still has the Power Users > > > permissions? > > > > > > > > > > > > _____________________________ > > > > > > Cameron Cooper > > > > > > IT Director - CompTIA A+ Certified > > > > > > Aurico Reports, Inc > > > > > > Phone: 847-890-4021 Fax: 847-255-1896 > > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > > > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
