LG Split Screen Software Compromises System Security

Posted by Soulskill on Saturday April 11, 2015 @10:59AM from the low-grade dept.

jones_supa writes: The Korean electronics company LG ships a split screen tool with their ultra wide displays. It allows users to slice the Windows desktop into multiple segments. However, installing the software seriously compromises security of the particular workstation. The developers required administrator access for the software, but apparently they hacked their way out. The installer silently disables User Account Control, and enables a policy to start all applications as Administrator. In the article there is also a video presentation of the setup procedure. It is safe to say that no one should be running this software in its current form.

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Reminds me of Sony's rootkit by Anonymous Coward · 2015-04-11 11:33 · Score: 5, Insightful

The installer silently disables User Account Control, and enables a policy to start all applications as Administrator.
Holy fucking incompetence, Batman. This reminds me of Sony's rootkit, the one that tried to hide itself from AV software, but in doing so, opened up a huge hole that any malicious program could exploit. How does shit like this make it past any kind of review? What CIO/CTO says "hmm OK, gutting security on every customer's PC sounds like a great idea!" This approaches criminal levels of negligence.