Steve Riley said:
In general, it's a bad idea to use third-party "replacements" for critical
parts of the operating system. While I'll never claim that our software is
bug-free, I feel pretty certain that some shady no-charge download that
tries to replace or improve on some aspect of the security subsystem
hasn't gone through any kind of testing like we do: the SDL, automated
fuzz and penetration testing, and threat modeling. My advice: stay away
from stuff like this.
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Steve Riley
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http://blogs.technet.com/steriley
http://www.protectyourwindowsnetwork.com
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Our fifth product - Smart UAC Replacement - was developed to help Windows
Vista users get rid of irritating User Account Control alerts while raising
the overall level of computer protection up to new height. We combined five
years of computer security experience with one year of development to bring
you this state of art product which will make your work and entertainment
really pleasant. With help of Smart UAC Replacement you don't need to worry
of your computer security anymore.
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WOW they combined five years of computer security experience with one year
of development. Look out MS, looks like you have competition here :>)
They also raised the overall level of computer protection up to new height.
Well now, isn't that just wonderful. How high is this new protection, can't
seem to find any comparison with their product. I find it amazing 3 people
can come up with such software and expect most users to believe it is better
than what MS has developed and spent many hours and dollars on. They also
want people to believe they created a way to put UAC in the so called silent
mode so their software can take over.
Quote:
Once installed, Smart UAC will automatically disable standard UAC, or,
better to say, turn it into special "silent mode".
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They better clarify exactly what they mean here because there is a big
difference between disabling UAC completely or changing a Registry Key to
not prompt the user. A small quote from Ronnie Vernon MS=MVP
Quote:
If UAC cannot notify the user that a program is trying to
gain global access to the system, then it is effectively 'disabled'. This so
called 'quite mode' setting just changes a UAC registry setting to
'automatically elevate everything without prompting'. This means that when
you click to open a file, it is 'assumed' that you already know that the
file will have unrestricted access to your computer.
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If all they do is the Registry hack then UAC is still running and their
software as well, that sure don't seem to be a smart way of programming.
Also reading over their site I see they have a integrated antivirus and anti
spyware scanner included. Just what we all need, another CrapWare Suite.
BTW Steve, couldn't agree with you more and that my nickels worth on this
thread.
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All the best,
SG
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