On Tue, 23 Sep 2014 09:10:40 +0100, Joe User wrote:

On 23/09/14 08:26, . . .winston wrote:
Joe User wrote:
On 23/09/14 04:53, . . .winston wrote:
Joe User wrote:
On 22/09/14 00:14, Gene E. Bloch wrote:
On Sun, 21 Sep 2014 11:28:31 +0100, Joe User wrote:

Actually I think the solution is quite simple, put a password on the
hidden admin account.

Ça va sans dire...

Does it? How many everyday uninterested users know about this I wonder.


How many uninterested users actually care.

Well quite, or to put it another way, what you don't know can't hurt you
eh?

Well that I'm afraid is a very *dangerous attitude* and is guaranteed to
expose you to all manner of nasty little spooks and goblins.

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and again

I'm not missing the point, I see your primary role as protecting the
organization (using 4 new Win 8.1 pcs) for which you benevolently chose
to volunteer your services. Preaching to us here is secondary and
futile especially since that charitable organization gains no additional
benefit by doing so...setup those machines properly then ask what else
you can do next

Firstly, you have no idea what my 'primary role' is nor do I have any
inclination to tell you. Suggesting you do just makes you look like an ass.

Secondly, as a long time veteran of the c.o.l.a wars I know it is
pointless trying to reason with someone who's blinkered outlook and
entrenched refusal to admit that anything could possibly be wrong with
their favorite expensive malware blinds them to the obvious and legion
failures of said product.

Actually I have a social conscious, not something you are apparently
burdened with. It concerns me that there are millions of un-knowing
innocents out there happily using something that is so insecure.

There is nothing you or your fellow conspirators can say or do to
convince me that a hidden unprotected Administrator account is anything
other than stupid at the very least, dangerous to the average user and
most disturbingly accepted as perfectly acceptable by those in a
position to do most harm.

Henceforth I will do everything I can to make as many people aware of
this issue and will suggest that we ditch the trash, install a secure OS
and sandbox the Win8.1 malware so we can use it without worrying about
who's watching.

I have you and your ilk to thank for opening my eyes.
Kudos.


Bugger off Lindroid troll