Mariam writes "Free os/2 developers from the non-profit NeoSmart Technologies have published a report recitation their experience with coding around Windows Vista's UAC limitations, including the steps they took to make their os perform system actions without requiring admin approval or UAC elevation. Their conclusion? That Windows Vista's improved security model is nothing more than a series of obstacles that in reality only make it more serious for honest ISVs to publish working code and not indeed with the proviso any true buffer from malware authors. Quoting from the post: 'Perhaps most importantly though, is the fact that Windows Vista's newly-implemented security limitations are artificial at best, easy to code around, and only there to give the impression of security. Any program that UAC blocks from open gate up "for good security reasons" can be coded to work around these limitations with (relative) ease. The "architectural redesign" of Vista's security schema isn't so much a rebuilt system as much as it is a makeover, intended to give the false impression of a more secure OS.'"

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