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UAC and Auto AV Updates

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  • RobTang
    RobTang Posts: 1,064 Forumite
    DCFC79 wrote: »
    im on win 7 with avira and dont get pestered with UAC although i do get asked if i do want to install a program that i clicked on to install, also while im here is there a way to set every program to run as administrator ?

    The only way I can think of is to enable the administrator account and use that as your primary login, its really really really not a good idea, you should run as least privledge or at least UACs elevatable least privledge.
  • Iconic
    Iconic Posts: 1,021 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts
    It's just happened again for the first time in two days.

    Funnily enough when I look at Avira's Control Center it tells me the last update was 7/4 (yesterday). So it updated yesterday without UAC asking me!

    The UAC Action Centre tells me that C\prog files(x86)\Avira\Antiv Desktop\usctool.exe wants permission.

    So it appears one update overrides UAC but usctool.exe doesn't.
  • spud17
    spud17 Posts: 4,451 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    I'm on Ubuntu tonight, but just had a look, I don't have a usctool .exe, only a wsctool.exe. remember I'm on 9.
    Move along, nothing to see.
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