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Short of not allowing people to install arbitrary software on Windows (which is what Apple does with iOS and tech people are usually upset about that) what woul
by freehunter 6y ago
Short of not allowing people to install arbitrary software on Windows (which is what Apple does with iOS and tech people are usually upset about that) what would the CEO of Microsoft do in that regard?
The same thing happened to my grandma and my response was to remove her admin account and only let her log in as an unprivileged account. Microsoft already gives you to the tools to stop these kinds of attacks.
- tmsh 6y agoTotally yeah. One idea is maybe like a "library / public" mode where you can't install software very easily. My mom really just uses email, a browser and Microsoft Word. It's a big enough issue for Microsoft that they have a dedicated page: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/concern/scam https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/concern/scam Was just encouraging other approaches to it too for that demographic.
- spaced-out 6y agoIsn't that the same as being logged in with a user account, vs. an admin account?
- TheSpiceIsLife 6y agoIf anyone is in a position to do anything about this on the Windows platform........... It'd be the CEO. I mean, anyone in that position is likely to be at least a bit more switched on that me, and have access to much greater resources.
- freehunter 6y agoAnd those resources would tell you "we already give you the option to create a non-admin user account, try using that".