can a key logger program steal admin password when you install program from limited user account
I have admin and limited user account on my PC. I always run in
limited user account, except when installing program and doing other system maintenance work. In limited user account, when I install a program, it will pop up a dialog to ask for admin password. Suppose that under limited user account, I by mistake downloaded virus/trojan, can this virus/trojan/key logger steal the admin password when I try to install a program? I know that I'll be safe if I switch to admin account to do the installation. And yes, there is a possibility that the virus will change the program I want to install. Let's ignore this possibility for now. I am running Win7. Thanks. |
can a key logger program steal admin password when you installprogram from limited user account
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can a key logger program steal admin password when you install program from limited user account
In message FromTheRafters
was claimed to have wrote: wrote: I have admin and limited user account on my PC. I always run in limited user account, except when installing program and doing other system maintenance work. In limited user account, when I install a program, it will pop up a dialog to ask for admin password. Suppose that under limited user account, I by mistake downloaded virus/trojan, can this virus/trojan/key logger steal the admin password when I try to install a program? How does it work? If it can install a keylogger, it already has admin privileges. Keyloggers can run as a limited user but will only be able to intercept activity that happens within that user's context and won't see what happens in other contexts, including UAC elevated applications. Short answer: It should not be able to. The elevation prompt is not in your limited user account, but in the "secure desktop" instead (like your logon desktop). The system takes a snapshot of your current desktop, darkens it, and switches to the secure desktop and displays it there - and then displays the credentials prompt. Don't forget the number of folks who set UAC to not use a secure desktop, these people may not even have this level of protection. |
can a key logger program steal admin password when you install program from limited user account
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can a key logger program steal admin password when you install program from limited user account
On Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:56:37 -0800, Dave Warren
wrote: Don't forget the number of folks who set UAC to not use a secure desktop, these people may not even have this level of protection. How can I check to make sure that UAC is set to use a secure desktop? I only found one screen to control UAC setting, and there is no mention of secure desktop there. Thanks. |
can a key logger program steal admin password when you installprogram from limited user account
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