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Friday, August 15, 2008 2:17 AM

The Return of PrivBar (x86 and x64)

PrivBar and MakeMeAdmin suddenly disappeared a few weeks ago. They're back, and PrivBar is now available for x64 too.
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 13 Comments
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Sunday, July 01, 2007 1:29 AM

Scripting Elevation on Vista

Since RunAs.exe won't run a program elevated, is there a way to trigger an elevation prompt from a script?
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 31 Comments
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Friday, June 29, 2007 11:20 PM

FAQ: Why can’t I bypass the UAC prompt?

Why Vista is better off without setuid or sudo.
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 14 Comments
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Thursday, June 28, 2007 2:28 PM

And so this is Vista…

What becomes of all my earlier non-admin tips, tricks and recommendations vis-à-vis RunAs, MakeMeAdmin, PrivBar and their interactions with IE and Explorer? The short answer is that Vista changes just about everything with respect to running with least privilege.
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 28 Comments
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Wednesday, June 27, 2007 9:49 PM

Follow-up on "Setting color for *all* CMD shells based on admin/elevation status"

Improvements on my earlier post about setting color and title for CMD (and PowerShell) windows, based on admin/elevation status
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 11 Comments
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Thursday, February 22, 2007 11:44 PM

Setting color for *all* CMD shells based on admin/elevation status

How to automatically set the color and title of *all* CMD shells based on admin/elevation status with a one-time, one-line configuration change to your system.
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 15 Comments
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Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:59 PM

LUA Buglight updated information

Updated information about LUA Buglight.
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 9 Comments
Tuesday, October 10, 2006 12:19 PM

MSDN webcast: LUA Buglight

I'll be presenting an MSDN webcast and demoing LUA Buglight next Tuesday, October 17, 2006, 11:00am US Pacific time. Click here for more information and to register. Make sure to install the Microsoft LiveMeeting client prior to showtime. [Update, 18
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 2 Comments
Monday, August 07, 2006 4:50 PM

LUA Buglight public [pre]-release

"Why does Application XYZ need to run as admin?"
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 44 Comments
Tuesday, July 25, 2006 5:34 PM

"Problems of Privilege: Find and Fix LUA Bugs" in TechNet Magazine

"Problems of Privilege: Find and Fix LUA Bugs" published in TechNet Magazine.
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 5 Comments
Monday, June 19, 2006 9:57 PM

Changing access control on folders vs. files

More info on the risks of changing access control lists to fix LUA bugs.
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 15 Comments
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 | 63 Comments
Monday, March 27, 2006 12:26 PM

Fixing "LUA Bugs", Part II

A systematic approach for working around LUA bugs that avoids unnecessary exposure - "the rest of the story"
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 34 Comments
Thursday, February 16, 2006 3:47 AM

Fixing "LUA bugs", Part I

A systematic approach for working around LUA bugs that avoids unnecessary exposure
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 49 Comments
Monday, February 06, 2006 1:03 AM

What is a "LUA Bug"? (And what isn't a LUA bug?)

Not every "access denied" indicates a LUA bug!
Posted by Aaron Margosis | 37 Comments
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