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Non-admin for home users (RSS)

Subset of my "Non-admin" category that is pertinent to home users

Friday, June 02, 2006 9:43 AM

Anti-virus vs. Non-Admin

Should you run as admin only because your anti-virus wants you to?
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 60 Comments
Saturday, February 04, 2006 1:06 AM

I'm Back! Upcoming Posts...

Aaron Margosis is back to his non-admin blogging, and announces upcoming topics.
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 17 Comments
Friday, September 10, 2004 12:05 AM

Running restricted -- What does the "protect my computer" option mean?

What does it mean to "Run as current user" with the option to "Protect my computer and data from unauthorized program activity"?
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 39 Comments
Friday, June 25, 2004 12:55 PM

"Zero-day" attacks and using limited privilege

Expect to see more malware predating the patches - and how you can protect yourself. (Or, "Why you shouldn't run as admin, Part 2")
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 14 Comments
Wednesday, June 23, 2004 1:46 AM

"RunAs" basic (and intermediate) topics

A whole lot of detail about how to use "RunAs" to run programs under a different account.
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 133 Comments
Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:13 PM

The easiest way to run as non-admin

This is the really important one for your non-techie friends and relatives ...
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 58 Comments
Thursday, June 17, 2004 4:47 AM

Why you shouldn't run as admin...

First, let’s define terms. This may be oversimplifying, but for the purpose of this discussion there are only two types of users: Administrators, and Users. They are essentially distinguished by membership in the “Administrators” and
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 65 Comments
Thursday, June 17, 2004 2:13 AM

Not running as admin...

The security principle of “least privilege” is well understood: Software should run with the smallest set of privileges needed to perform its tasks. Low-privileged processes can do a lot less damage when they are compromised (or just buggy)
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 41 Comments
 
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