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Tricking Vista's UAC To Hide Malware

Posted by kdawson on from the protective-coloration dept.

Vista's User Account Control, love it or hate it, represents a barrier against unwanted software getting run on users' computers. A Symantec researcher has found a simple way to spoof UAC and says that it shouldn't be completely trusted. The trick is to disguise the UAC warning dialog in the color associated with alerts generated by Windows itself.

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  1. Re:I didn't think it was that difficult by SCPRedMage · · Score: 3, Informative

    UAC prompts are NOT that common, and UAC prompts when copy and pasting is a myth. Please, let it die.

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  2. I am colourblind by Kimos · · Score: 3, Informative

    I don't use Vista so I don't fully understand. Do the colours of the popups provide security-related information? Seems pretty ridiculous and unfair, considering I'm not the only person in the world who is colourblind...