Neowin – Microsoft: Update on Windows 7 UAC issues
links to Engineering Windows 7 Blog – Update on UAC
I’ve pretty much stayed away from this topic because we are talking about Windows 7 BETA, not RC1, not RC2, not Final.
At any rate, of note from the blog post:
The first issue to untangle is about the difference between malware making it onto a PC and being run, versus what it can do once it is running. There has been no report of a way for malware to make it onto a PC without consent…
One important thing to know is that UAC is not a security boundary. UAC helps people be more secure, but it is not a cure all. UAC helps most by being the prompt before software is installed.