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<blockquote data-quote="MDTechVideos" data-source="post: 113270" data-attributes="member: 2049"><p>I agree UAC would have caught additional threats, but I view UAC as a double edged sword. On one hand, it allows the user to make a decision whether on not to allow an application to run, but on the other hand fails to provide any great detail as the publisher information is the main thing that determines if a file is either safe or unknown. At 13:40 a UAC prompt appeared, but with a "verified publisher" listed. For most computer users that would be all the information they need. MBAM detected it as a PUP while HitmanPro detected it as a piece of Adware. Though these infections would be considered less severe, it still falls in the category of malware. While I completely stand by utilizing UAC for balanced security, it would have changed the results of this test very little.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MDTechVideos, post: 113270, member: 2049"] I agree UAC would have caught additional threats, but I view UAC as a double edged sword. On one hand, it allows the user to make a decision whether on not to allow an application to run, but on the other hand fails to provide any great detail as the publisher information is the main thing that determines if a file is either safe or unknown. At 13:40 a UAC prompt appeared, but with a "verified publisher" listed. For most computer users that would be all the information they need. MBAM detected it as a PUP while HitmanPro detected it as a piece of Adware. Though these infections would be considered less severe, it still falls in the category of malware. While I completely stand by utilizing UAC for balanced security, it would have changed the results of this test very little. [/QUOTE]
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