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Question for you Ryan -
Would a user on windows vista (not admin) still be vulnerable to this or would that UAC popup come up first? And if yes, does that mean that users will automatically click yes?
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Question for you Ryan -  Confused by religion | 03/05/07
UAC will pop up if the malware tries to change your system  georgeou | 03/05/07
Department Of Transportation bites back at Microsoft .  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 03/06/07
sheesh  Badgered | 03/06/07
you read wrong they are waiting  SO.CAL Guy | 03/06/07
Support for Linux  mdsmedia | 03/06/07
Yes, he implied wrong but your reasoning is shoddy.  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 09/12/07
Even Intel is holding back because of MS Vista .  I'm Ye, the MS SHILL . | 03/06/07
well...  Badgered | 03/06/07
he states this but  SO.CAL Guy | 03/06/07
Doesn't Apple test their code?  NonZealot | 03/05/07
Did you catch the new Maddox update?  Michael Kelly | 03/05/07
HILARIOUS!!!  NonZealot | 03/05/07
Thanks!  KTLA | 03/05/07
Zealotry  frgough | 03/06/07
ok...  Badgered | 03/06/07
only OS X?  SirRoundSound | 03/06/07
What?  Badgered | 03/06/07
sorry ... zealot comment not aimed at you  SirRoundSound | 03/06/07
That depends.  Joel R | 03/06/07
Question?  cashaww | 03/07/07
I don't completely disagree  Badgered | 03/13/07
Umm...  rapson | 03/06/07
Re: Umm...  SirRoundSound | 03/06/07
I guess he means  zkiwi | 03/06/07
thank you  Badgered | 03/06/07
Microsoft built computer ??  blaze1024 | 03/07/07
It has better be more secure  xuniL_z | 03/06/07
By your logic  sceptical | 03/06/07
Bug fixes are good  MacGeek2121 | 03/06/07
Missing great content  Timpraetor | 03/06/07
I wonder how many of those computers  georgep_z | 03/06/07
HELLO WINDOWS ZEALOT!!!`  nix_hed | 03/07/07
Not NonZealot,  Kid Icarus-21097050858087920245213802267493 | 09/12/07
I just wish I could STOP QUICKTIME....  Feldwebel Wolfenstool | 03/05/07
The biggest pain in the ass utility for sure  klumper | 03/05/07
Quicktime isn't the PITA. Users are  labarker | 03/06/07
Wrong! The worst piece of annoyance ware is Windows  MacGeek2121 | 03/06/07
A better nick for you: "MacFanboy"  A_Selby | 03/08/07
Or have they FINALLY ended this practice with the later editions?  klumper | 03/05/07
Don't forget  xuniL_z | 03/05/07
FYI this applies to both platforms  klumper | 03/05/07
Vista?!  Kobashrer | 03/05/07
Expect sability... from Microsoft?!?!  stevej@... | 03/05/07
i've installed windows vista and have had no problems what so ever  SO.CAL Guy | 03/06/07
That's not accurate.  xuniL_z | 03/06/07
Mac OSX and most Linux distros are more stable than Windows will ever be.  MacGeek2121 | 03/06/07
How many people would bother posting on a forum if they had zero problems?  PB_z | 03/06/07
Sounds logical  A_Selby | 03/06/07
XP had the same growing pains  xuniL_z | 03/06/07
"If I worked for MS"?  Ole Man | 03/07/07
Steve Jobs knows exactly what you need running on your Mac  SO.CAL Guy | 03/06/07
probably should tell you  xuniL_z | 03/06/07
Quicktime autoloading: the remedy is with you  labarker | 03/06/07
how to stop QT  A_Selby | 03/06/07
There us an easy way.  rob@... | 03/06/07
QT on Mac OS 10.3.9  paul351 | 03/05/07
Are you saying Apple's patches aren't flawless?  PB_z | 03/06/07
I always install Mac updates and have NEVER had a problem  MacGeek2121 | 03/06/07
How does this affect MacOS?  kraterz | 03/05/07
Makes me laugh  NonZealot | 03/05/07
Same story on Windows  PB_z | 03/06/07
Server mentality  frgough | 03/06/07
Why?  NonZealot | 03/06/07
Very common misconception  toadlife | 03/06/07
It does.  Rick_K | 03/06/07
Mitigated further with IE7 on Vista  PB_z | 03/06/07
ZDNet and phone number  Fred Fredrickson | 03/06/07
(nt)I gave em' the number to my local movie theater  toadlife | 03/06/07
Firefox is looking at Protected mode but won't commit  georgeou | 03/06/07
Linux is safe  Linux Geek | 03/06/07
absolutely right  releasedfire | 03/06/07
You've got to be kidding! No software,  blaze1024 | 03/07/07
That does not answer my question  releasedfire | 03/07/07
OpenOffice doesn't have too far to go  A_Selby | 03/08/07
No SW? Are you mad?  A_Selby | 03/08/07
Mac OS X is UNIX, Linux is UNIX, Windoz NOT  d0c_h0l1day | 03/07/07
MacOS X is NOT UNIX, it is UNIX BASED.  SGIOctane2 | 03/08/07
Apple is so arrogant and proud that hackers do not pay serious attention...  Vily Clay | 03/06/07
THANKS AGAIN, APPLE!  QueenMama | 03/06/07
poor poor person  SO.CAL Guy | 03/06/07
My God, Man!  QueenMama | 03/06/07
And use facts  Imaginos1892 | 03/06/07
Macs don't impress me.....  kwsjr82 | 03/06/07
You asked  Imaginos1892 | 03/06/07
Do you have a Best Buy near by?  Badgered | 03/06/07
There's a small retail store  sceptical | 03/06/07
Believe it or not, I stand corrected  kwsjr82 | 03/08/07
And there's more...  A_Selby | 03/08/07
Thank you. I've been wanting to say that to him  mdsmedia | 03/06/07
Try your IT Department  TechnoCritter | 03/06/07
No viruses or high threat trojans for me in years...  A_Selby | 03/08/07
How do you know?  Joel R | 03/09/07
Cheap Shot Title - Sensationalism Sells Articles  Timpraetor | 03/06/07
Cheap Shot? How true! The media are all the same  labarker | 03/06/07
Even worse here.  Rick_K | 03/06/07
Time to Get Rid of QT!  paulp575#dog-walker | 03/06/07
QuickTime is much, MUCH more than just codecs.  Joel R | 03/06/07
QuickTime is much, MUCH more than just codecs.  Joel R | 03/08/07
MY BUFFERS ARE OVERFLOWING  BALTHOR | 03/06/07
Interesting you list then im detail ...  SikosisZDNet | 03/06/07
Don't use Apple, MAC or Quicktime!  erniem1970@... | 03/06/07
He has been cloned  d0c_h0l1day | 03/07/07
Wow, Vista will finally have a 64-bit version!  Joel R | 03/08/07
Apple is still far better then Microsoft  d0c_h0l1day | 03/07/07
More new malware EVERY DAY for Windows than EVER EXISTED for the Mac (NT)  Joel R | 03/09/07
MacOS X is NOT UNIX, it's UNIX based.  SGIOctane2 | 03/08/07
All my windows problems are Apple based.  Fujikid2 | 03/11/07
Message has been deleted.  Fujikid2 | 03/11/07
gnawing at heels  Mitch 74 | 03/15/07
Why am I paying for this  Kathy Davis | 03/18/07
QT Pro 7.1.6  Brewer@... | 06/26/07
the title is wrong, because Vista has UAC and Protected mode  qmlscycrajg | 09/13/07

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