ardi60 to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agoNew Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browserwww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square146fedilinkarrow-up1491 cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlsysadmin@lemmy.worldstallmanwasright@lemmy.mltechnology@hexbear.net
arrow-up1491external-linkNew Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browserwww.bleepingcomputer.comardi60 to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square146fedilink cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlsysadmin@lemmy.worldstallmanwasright@lemmy.mltechnology@hexbear.net
minus-squareredcalcium@lemmy.institutelinkfedilinkarrow-up9·5 months agoBut why? Is administrators forcing their company’s laptop to use certain browser actually a significant problem before?
minus-squarebjorney@lemmy.cacakelinkfedilinkarrow-up17·5 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-up4·5 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-up1·5 months agoThen just ask the user instead of assuming
minus-squarem-p{3}@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-25 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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