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[realJSOP]

Well, depending on what it does inside, it might still require admin rights. I'm talking about normal programs here. If you name them in such a way as to trigger this security feature, they will require admin rights to run even if they shouldn't otherwise require such rights.

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[gaurav_scr]

OOPS.:-O

[realJSOP]

I'm not kidding. MS admitted to it.

"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

[realJSOP]

Nope, not a joke. It is however an absurd security measure.

"Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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"...the staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - Jason Jystad, 10/26/2001

[Pete OHanlon]

Link please.

Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.

[NormDroid]

Well obviously the recruiting grade has gone down hill, as mini-msft often states. So they've actually annouced this fact begs believe.:wtf:

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[gaurav_scr]

Do you mean if I rename a normal exe file to install.exe then it will ask for admin rights to start?

[Dario Solera]

I couldn't believe, so I tried to rename an EXE file to Setup.exe or Install.exe. It's true. :|

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[Maximilien]

so there's a huge strcmp in the code ?!?%!%

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[gvisgr8]

are you sure.......:wtf: i knew MS is not that smart in security but this stupid method for preventing malware .......is juz too much.... X| X| :wtf::omg::wtf:.

[Rajesh R Subramanian]

John Simmons / outlaw programmer wrote:

If you simple change the name of the exe to something like "Boffo", it will NOT require admin rights to run.

Microsoft: "Boffo" added to the list :cool: Now anything with "boffo" in its name will require admin priveleges!

found at bash.org [kernx]|.|.|.|.|.|.|.| [kernx]sorry, wrong window [beox33]say me why in the f*ck will you type that in any window

[prasad_som]

Maximilien wrote:

so there's a huge strcmp in the code

strstr, probably. :)

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[prasad_som]

:laugh:

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Prasad MS MVP -  VC++

[Rajesh R Subramanian]

No programming discussion in the lounge :p

found at bash.org [kernx]|.|.|.|.|.|.|.| [kernx]sorry, wrong window [beox33]say me why in the f*ck will you type that in any window

[hairy_hats]

This works in XP too - try making a copy of notepad.exe and call it install.exe. :rolleyes:

[JimmyRopes]

Every day is April 1st for the Redmond security team. X| They have come out with some real winners. :rolleyes:

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[Duncan Edwards Jones]

But then, what would be a sensible alternative? I thought maybe parsing the imports table for harmful API calls,...but then you'd have to do a whole lot of work going down through the entire imports tree.

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[NormDroid]

So this isn't something new?

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[JimmyRopes]

brahmma wrote:

Now anything with "boffo" in its name will require admin priveleges!

Yes but it won't come out until the next operating system is released! :~ Boffo is safe for a few years at least. :laugh:

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[JimmyRopes]

norm .net wrote:

So this isn't something new?

So you believed the marketing hype that Vista was rewritten from the ground up to make it more secure. :rolleyes:

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