New IE Vulnerability: XP Users Take Note
Microsoft Warns of Attacks on IE Zero-Day I know the XP topic has been covered extensively and that most XP users here are wise enough to not be IE users, but just in case anyone is still using IE ...
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Unfortunately, this is all too common. I'm willing to bet that easily over 90%+ of users are running Admin accounts in Windows. Though the risk have been reduced with UAC turned on, it's still unnecessary in most every case. Rarely does an enterprise environment allow running in Admin mode, as it can compromise the security of the whole company intranet.
Windows also has a built in Guest Account mode which is handy to activate as an option, especially when sharing your computer with young children or less techie inclined adults, including the curious cat, who apparently is able to discover every Windows hidden configuration and settings functions in existence.
Basically, a Guest account doesn't allow any permanent system changes, configurations, or storing local files. Just reboot, and the system is returned to defaults. I keep Guest accounts on all my computers, and switch to it if sharing my system with anyone else.
Windows also has a built in Guest Account mode which is handy to activate as an option, especially when sharing your computer with young children or less techie inclined adults, including the curious cat, who apparently is able to discover every Windows hidden configuration and settings functions in existence.
Basically, a Guest account doesn't allow any permanent system changes, configurations, or storing local files. Just reboot, and the system is returned to defaults. I keep Guest accounts on all my computers, and switch to it if sharing my system with anyone else.
