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New Windows Kernel Vulnerability Bypasses UAC

Posted by timothy on from the happy-thanksgiving-everyone dept.

xsee writes "A new vulnerability in the Windows kernel was disclosed Wednesday that could allow malware to attain administrative privileges by bypassing User Account Control (UAC). Combined with the unpatched Internet Explorer vulnerability in the wild this could be a very bad omen for Windows users."

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  1. Re:Requires code to be run by gstoddart · · Score: 5, Informative

    noscript is not regular browsing

    No, it's better. It's like browsing that goes all the way to 11. Much of the suck just magically disappears.

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