@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 8 months agoNew Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browserwww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square130fedilinkarrow-up1473arrow-down114 cross-posted to: [email protected]sysadmin[email protected]
arrow-up1459arrow-down1external-linkNew Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browserwww.bleepingcomputer.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 8 months agomessage-square130fedilink cross-posted to: [email protected]sysadmin[email protected]
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink9•8 months agoBut why? Is administrators forcing their company’s laptop to use certain browser actually a significant problem before?
minus-squarebjorneylinkfedilink16•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-squareTwinTuskslinkfedilinkEnglish3•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-squarem-p{3}linkfedilink2•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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