How to remove this as I am the admin.?

[thedosbox]

I don't think exploits in established programs, like browsers, will be prevented by the lack of admin privileges. I might be wrong on that.

Yes, you are wrong. The issue isn't UAC, it's the fact that the user is running with administrator rights:

http://www.zdnet.com/admin-rights-key-to-mitigating-vulnerabilities-study-shows-7000026428/
http://arstechnica.com/information-...ows-flaws-mitigated-by-removing-admin-rights/

Disabling UAC as an administrator just removes the last opportunity for the user to be made aware of an attempted install.

 

[destrekor]

Yes, you are wrong. The issue isn't UAC, it's the fact that the user is running with administrator rights:

http://www.zdnet.com/admin-rights-key-to-mitigating-vulnerabilities-study-shows-7000026428/
http://arstechnica.com/information-...ows-flaws-mitigated-by-removing-admin-rights/

Disabling UAC as an administrator just removes the last opportunity for the user to be made aware of an attempted install.

Not once did I argue one should remove UAC, and never did I say the issue even revolves around UAC.

Yes you are more vulnerable with admin rights, but if you are guarded and educated, you can keep a computer clean even running on an admin account--I have. I have always kept UAC at default.

Not once will I ever argue that everyone should run on admin accounts. On the contrary, in enterprise environments users should definitely be limited. And at home, with office-type computer users--the kind who use a PC as a tool but are rather uninformed--again, non-admin accounts.

 

[mikeymikec]

Not once did I argue one should remove UAC, and never did I say the issue even revolves around UAC.

Yes you are more vulnerable with admin rights, but if you are guarded and educated, you can keep a computer clean even running on an admin account--I have. I have always kept UAC at default.

Not once will I ever argue that everyone should run on admin accounts. On the contrary, in enterprise environments users should definitely be limited. And at home, with office-type computer users--the kind who use a PC as a tool but are rather uninformed--again, non-admin accounts.

Bear in mind that there is always the possibility of a zero-day exploit which might not require any user interaction (or any stupid user interaction), or say Adobe doing its usual sleep-walking routine on the security side of things where reported vulnerabilities are sometimes left for years before being patched.

PS - I realise you're not advocating disabling UAC. However, other people read threads like these, and "but I know what I'm doing so I don't need extra security" is a sadly common attitude. I'm not saying you believe that either, but your point of view is compatible with those I describe.

 

[thedosbox]

Not once did I argue one should remove UAC, and never did I say the issue even revolves around UAC.

This is true, hence I quoted the bit where you talked about exploits not being prevented by the lack of admin rights. The UAC comment was aimed at the rest of the thread.

Yes you are more vulnerable with admin rights, but if you are guarded and educated, you can keep a computer clean even running on an admin account--I have. I have always kept UAC at default.

Given the OP could not figure out how to disable UAC himself, I would argue he's not guarded and educated.

Not once will I ever argue that everyone should run on admin accounts. On the contrary, in enterprise environments users should definitely be limited. And at home, with office-type computer users--the kind who use a PC as a tool but are rather uninformed--again, non-admin accounts.

In some ways, this contradicts your acknowledgement that running as an admin makes you more vulnerable. A user who thinks they're knowledgeable is just as exposed to day zero vulnerabilities in unpatched software as anyone else. Pride comes before a fall etc...

 

[Ketchup]

These similar kinda approval for some specific programs when I am already the admin. I have no problem of it askign for new programs but for the ones I use daily, its kinda irritating.. What can I do to remove them?

P.S - Windows 7 user.

Thanks in advance

Getting back to The Day Dreamer if I may, what programs are doing this? On my computers running 7 it is usually a utility that brings these up, or a program that wants to update. A bit annoying, but not something I would run into daily.

There is a program used daily on my work laptop that does this, but I know what it is, and for what it does, I would appreciate the prompt if I didn't know what it was. I do wish the feature would offer more information about what program is causing the prompt. For example, I have no idea what yours is.

As I mentioned earlier, you can disable these pretty easily. The desire to do so relies on your comfort level with Windows and your acuteness to detect and avoid malware. I won't be like others in this thread and say you shouldn't touch this because you will download a virus. Only you know your browsing/downloading habits and can make that determination.