RE: XCP2 v XCP - more than sony at fault?

["Larry Seltzer" <larry () larryseltzer com>]

> > Running a restricted user account by default would also help (no admin
privileges given to the application located on the CD).
> > I recommend everyone to get into this habit when using Windows desktops.
In cases in which you need admin privileges to install an application you
can just use the command "run as" by right-clicking on the executable to
install. 

Ditto to all of this. It's not just good practice, it specifically stops the
XCP software which reports that it (actually, it says that the music player)
requires administrator privileges to install. I'm sure most people would
just login as admin and install, but at least at that point you're
explicitly pointing the gun at your own head and pulling the trigger.

Larry Seltzer
eWEEK.com Security Center Editor
http://security.eweek.com/
http://blog.ziffdavis.com/seltzer
Contributing Editor, PC Magazine
larryseltzer () ziffdavis com 


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