Reducing browser privileges

Reducing browser privileges 2005-10-05
Anonymous (1 replies)

I like this approach, mainly because I have been unable to live with Windows limited accounts (it was not for lack of trying).

About 4 years ago I seriously tried to make this work on Win2K, taking an existing admin account and reducing its privileges. Basically things just did not work; I pro...

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Re: Reducing browser privileges 2005-10-11
Vegar Haaland

Yeah, but why reduce the privileges of the admin accout?

I'nt it better to just make a new, restricted user. Then log on as that user? Then if you need admin privileges, (as you may often do.. ) then just use runas to change the user running that application. Though, you need to keep in mind, that...

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Check Out SUperior SU 2005-10-06
Thom

After messing with RunAs for some time, I discovered an awesome freeware program called SUperior SU. It creates a whole new desktop for different log-ons. Similar to Fast User Switching, but works fine with domain accounts and the switching is instant. Just hit a hot key and it switches desktops in ...

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Reducing browser privileges 2005-10-07
Anonymous

Finally someone is bringing this tool into the spotlight. This tool is a life saver for any public areas with windows xp. It really helps prevent malware from taking hold....

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Reducing browser privileges 2005-10-07
aeonflux

Yeah in unix just su to another user before using firefox. I've always had a user account called "webbrowse", because a zeroday sploit in my browser could potentially eat my ~ directory and that'd be bad. So why not sudo to webbrowse and run mozilla through that? What's the worse that can happen...

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Reducing browser privileges 2005-11-28
Anonymous

MS04-011 security update seems to screw this up giving error:

"The procedure entry point SaferCreateLevel could not be located in the dynamic link library ADVAPI32.dll"

Has anyone else had this error?...

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Reducing browser privileges 2005-11-28
Shoshin

This does not work on Win2k computers as they don't include SaferCreateLevel function in advapi32.dll...

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