Re: How safe is a "Limited" XP account?

From: xpyttl (xpyttl_NOSPAM_at_earthling.net)
Date: 02/25/05

  • Next message: Todd H.: "Re: How safe is a "Limited" XP account?" 
    Date: Thu, 24 Feb 2005 19:24:29 -0500

    "Todd H." <comphelp@toddh.net> wrote in message
    news:m03bvlliu7.fsf@ripco.com...

    > No, this is not necessarily true. It depends on the vulnerability the
    > virus/worm utilizes.

    Another big "it depends" is the file system. If your XP is installed on the
    NTFS it is very, very, much more secure than if it is installed on a FAT or
    FAT32 filesystem. On FAT32, your limited account can pretty much write any
    file. Not so on NTFS.

    I'm afraid that some posters are right in that most Windows users do their
    day to day work on an administrative account. There seem to be a number of
    applications from major vendors that just plain won't work on a limited
    account, especially on SP2.

    I'm not convinced that XP/SP2 on NTFS by itself is any less secure than
    Linux without SELinux. However, the applications are another matter
    entirely.

    ..

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