No, i don't think that Eddy is quite right. I think that it is quite
irresponsible to surf with full admin rights on a machine, wich
components have so many exploits. I diddn't wrote that no one
should have admin rights, of course i know that an admin
is necessary to configure the machine in some cases. But in
95 % of the time you use the computer an admin account
is not mandatory. Please tell me a simple reason why i should
surf into the internet with admin rights? Windows update
can act without admin rights automatically and if i need to
install a programm from the internet i can log on with a
restricted user account, download the file, change to the
admin account and install the file. The only reason for this
behavior is comfort, of course i can also download the file
from the admin account, but in all likelihood i would surf
uncareful with the admin account after some time.
Of course an admin can "build" it's own way into the internet
every time because he has all rights on the machine, so the
example from eddi is unreproducible. I would answer the user
"just a moment, dude, please tell me first what exactly you
want to do in the internet and if it's no security risc, i will
go online and help you..."
But please belive me at least this: It serves no purpose to
discuss this theme, i allready mentioned it in my post to
eddi. It's a debate on principles and in my judgement it
does not help me or you. Neither i would surf with admin
rights nor you would use restricted user accounts for
surfing from today.
Greetings,
Unfuture.