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<blockquote data-quote="Nico@FMA" data-source="post: 560880" data-attributes="member: 8154">[USER=54286]@Wave[/USER] GREAT post dude.[USER=178]@Umbra[/USER] yes the UAC story is like any software story, since self proclaimed experts focus on a tiny part rather then the program itself.So the firewall sucks? then the whole program is bad. Where in-fact many of today&#039;s commercially available software have weaker modules build in, but as a whole program with every function working in tandem it often beat standalone applications.@<a href="http://g" target="_blank">All others</a>.Like UAC or not but it does work and is needed, anyone not understanding that has failed their machine config before you actually did install windows, and you have sort of backstabbed ANY security application you might install after that. Since UAC, Smartscreen and many of these features work as trigger points for additional security to kick in.Finally if malware requires actions from you, clicking for example then : IT DOES NOT CAUSE YOUR PROTECTION TO FAIL. Your happy click finger does tho... Because malware that is user action based can ALWAYS overcome security programs since your click finger decided so when you clicked the file. its like handing over the keys to your house to a strange person and then wondering why your HIFI, Dolby, 3D quantum television got stolen.Malware is no different.But if you would not have clicked that file, then in 9 out of 10 times your security would have given you LOADS of info why you should or should not click a file.I am so done with &quot;ohh my security failed it sucks&quot; when YOUR finger did click the file.or did your security program told you: Yes do click that file, we got it covered... lol really?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nico@FMA, post: 560880, member: 8154"] [USER=54286]@Wave[/USER] GREAT post dude. [USER=178]@Umbra[/USER] yes the UAC story is like any software story, since self proclaimed experts focus on a tiny part rather then the program itself. So the firewall sucks? then the whole program is bad. Where in-fact many of today's commercially available software have weaker modules build in, but as a whole program with every function working in tandem it often beat standalone applications. @[URL='http://g']All others[/URL]. Like UAC or not but it does work and is needed, anyone not understanding that has failed their machine config before you actually did install windows, and you have sort of backstabbed ANY security application you might install after that. Since UAC, Smartscreen and many of these features work as trigger points for additional security to kick in. Finally if malware requires actions from you, clicking for example then : [B]IT DOES NOT CAUSE YOUR PROTECTION TO FAIL[/B]. Your happy click finger does tho... Because malware that is user action based can ALWAYS overcome security programs since your click finger decided so when you clicked the file. its like handing over the keys to your house to a strange person and then wondering why your HIFI, Dolby, 3D quantum television got stolen. Malware is no different. But if you would not have clicked that file, then in 9 out of 10 times your security would have given you LOADS of info why you should or should not click a file. I am so done with "ohh my security failed it sucks" when YOUR finger did click the file. or did your security program told you: Yes do click that file, we got it covered... lol really? [/QUOTE]

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