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UAC is not a security boundary. Malware can bypass it if it wants.
by charcircuit 9mo ago
UAC is not a security boundary. Malware can bypass it if it wants.
- pjmlp 9mo agoIt helps to actually enable having to type a password instead of clicking on Yes. However yes, security is much more than an UAC dialog.
- pjmlp 9mo agoAdditionally, just remembered, recently there is an additional option on Windows 11 that the UAC generates a temporary admin user and then throws the security token away. https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/enhance-your-application-security-with-administrator-protection/ https://blogs.windows.com/windowsdeveloper/2025/05/19/enhanc...