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Is it a huge security risk to diable UAC in Windows 7? by Mischief Maker 02/01/2012, 10:36am PST I'm still going to be running many older games that have compatibility problems with UAC on my new Windows 7 rig. According to an article I just read, the main purpose of UAC is if a virus manages to pierce your firewall, Spybot, and Antivirus, it won't be able to fuck with your OS. Your personal files will still be at risk. It also protects against incompetent users breaking the OS. Being a decently comptetent user, and perfectly willing to do a fresh install of windows when the going gets rough, UAC sounds like more of a pain in the ass than its worth. I'm going to be rolling with NOD32 antivirus, Spybot, and the Windows firewall. Is there some bigger scarier risk I'm unaware of that disabling UAC would put me at risk for?

Is it a huge security risk to diable UAC in Windows 7? by Mischief Maker 02/01/2012, 10:36am PST     Spybot S&D, that is. NT by Mischief Maker 02/01/2012, 10:36am PST     You don't need any of those things. Just use a router and some common sense. NT by Patient Zero 02/01/2012, 11:11am PST     You'll probably be fine. by Last 02/01/2012, 11:46am PST     Re: Is it a huge security risk to diable UAC in Windows 7? by laudablepuss 02/01/2012, 5:23pm PST     You can set an app to always run with admin privileges under UAC. NT by Fullofkittens 02/01/2012, 7:01pm PST         Re: You can set an app to always run with admin privileges under UAC. by laudablepuss 02/01/2012, 7:12pm PST     Re: Is it a huge security risk to diable UAC in Windows 7? by Mysterio 02/01/2012, 8:52pm PST     Is it a huge security risk to have Windows 7? Of course, NT by It's an easy malware source 02/02/2012, 11:44am PST