ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agoNew Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browserwww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up1487arrow-down114 cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1473arrow-down1external-linkNew Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browserwww.bleepingcomputer.comardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square134fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected]
minus-squareredcalcium@lemmy.institutelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·8 months agoBut why? Is administrators forcing their company’s laptop to use certain browser actually a significant problem before?
minus-squarebjorneylinkfedilinkarrow-up18·8 months agoThey aren’t talking about system administrators. They are talking about 3rd party software presenting a privilege escalation prompt (administrator access) and changing your default browser without you knowing about it
minus-squareTwinTusks@bitforged.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·8 months agoIts more a issue in China where every browser (read malware) would make itself the default and it’s a pain to change it back.
minus-squareNatanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoThen just ask the user instead of assuming
minus-squarem-p{3}Alinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-28 months agoStill doable for corporate-managed devices through GPOs, MS Intune, MECM, etc
But why? Is administrators forcing their company’s laptop to use certain browser actually a significant problem before?
They aren’t talking about system administrators. They are talking about 3rd party software presenting a privilege escalation prompt (administrator access) and changing your default browser without you knowing about it
Its more a issue in China where every browser (read malware) would make itself the default and it’s a pain to change it back.
Then just ask the user instead of assuming
Still doable for corporate-managed devices through GPOs, MS Intune, MECM, etc
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