@ardi60@reddthat.com to Technology@lemmy.mlEnglish • 9 months agoNew Windows driver blocks software from changing default web browserwww.bleepingcomputer.comexternal-linkmessage-square134fedilinkarrow-up1486arrow-down114 cross-posted to: privacy@lemmy.mlsysadmin@lemmy.worldtechnology@hexbear.net
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minus-square@redcalcium@lemmy.institutelinkfedilink9•9 months agoBut why? Is administrators forcing their company’s laptop to use certain browser actually a significant problem before?
minus-squarebjorneylinkfedilink17•9 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•9 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-29 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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