system privileges

  1. New patches for Norton

    A vulnerability or two has been discovered in a range of Norton products: Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy has uncovered critical vulnerabilities in a range of Symantec and Norton Antivirus products, which could be exploited by malicious hackers to launch attacks. Here's the skinny...
    • kemical
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    • advisories antivirus critical bugs cybersecurity exploit linux malware network threats norton osx patches remote code execution root privileges security symantec system privileges update user interaction vulnerabilities windows
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    • Forum: Windows Security

  2. Windows XP Changing user Privileges in Windows XP system

    I have a Windows XP system that I still use off-line for a few tasks. I am the only user of it and my account is listed in Windows as an 'Administrator'. However, when I try to load programs onto it, I get a Windows error message: "The installer has insufficient privileges to access the...

  3. TA15-195A: Adobe Flash and Microsoft Windows Vulnerabilities

    Original release date: July 14, 2015 | Last revised: July 15, 2015 Systems Affected Microsoft Windows systems with Adobe Flash Player installed. Overview Used in conjunction, recently disclosed vulnerabilities in Adobe Flash and Microsoft Windows may allow a remote attacker to execute...
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    • adobe flash attack surface reduction cve-2015-2387 cve-2015-5119 cve-2015-5122 cve-2015-5123 cybersecurity defense techniques exploit exploit mitigation internet security memory corruption microsoft windows patch management privilege escalation security system privileges update user awareness vulnerabilities
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    • Forum: Security Alerts

  4. MS10-058 - Important : Vulnerabilities in TCP/IP Could Allow Elevation of Privilege (978886) - Versi

    Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V2.0 (March 13, 2012): Revised bulletin to announce a detection change that removes MS10-029 as the replaced bulletin for all supported editions of Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008. For more information, see the related entry in the...
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    • arbitrary code attack bug fix cybersecurity detection change elevation of privilege microsoft ms10-058 privileged access security update software security system privileges tcp/ip update faq vulnerabilities windows server windows vista
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    • Forum: Security Alerts

  5. Windows 7 Which User Account to use

    This is possible the lamest question to ask, so late in the OS game, but I can't seem to find anything on it anywhere (probably just don't know how to google for it!). I run Windows 7, and of course have the normal Administrator account that one creates when installing. I wan't to create a...
    • ultrageek
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    • daily use software installation system privileges user permissions windows 7 windows updates
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    • Forum: Windows Help and Support