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> <channel><title>gHacks Technology News &#124; Latest Tech News, Software And Tutorials &#187; smart uac replacement</title> <atom:link href="http://www.ghacks.net/tag/smart-uac-replacement/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.ghacks.net</link> <description>A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas.</description> <lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:51:26 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1</generator> <atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com"/><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://superfeedr.com/hubbub"/> <item><title>Smart User Account Control A Rogue?</title><link>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/10/smart-user-account-control-a-rogue/</link> <comments>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/10/smart-user-account-control-a-rogue/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:36:28 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Martin Brinkmann</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Windows]]></category> <category><![CDATA[rogue software]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Security]]></category> <category><![CDATA[security stronghold]]></category> <category><![CDATA[smart uac replacement]]></category> <category><![CDATA[true sword]]></category> <category><![CDATA[uac]]></category> <category><![CDATA[windows-vista]]></category> <guid
isPermaLink="false">http://www.ghacks.net/?p=6915</guid> <description><![CDATA[Would you trust a company that has published software programs in the past that were listed in adware and spyware databases like Site Advisor, Host Files, Emsisoft, Symantec or Malwarebytes? Would you install a new security product released by that company that replaces Windows Vista&#8217;s User Account Control, one of the main security components in [...]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Would you trust a company that has published software programs in the past that were listed in adware and spyware databases like <a
href="http://www.siteadvisor.com/sites/securitystronghold.com">Site Advisor</a>, <a
href="http://hosts-file.net/?s=www.securitystronghold.com">Host Files</a>, <a
href="http://www.emsisoft.com/en/malware/?Adware.Win32.Active+Shield">Emsisoft</a>, <a
href="http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2006-062816-5804-99">Symantec</a> or <a
href="http://www.malwarebytes.org/roguenet.php?id=90">Malwarebytes</a>? Would you install a new security product released by that company that replaces Windows Vista&#8217;s User Account Control, one of the main security components in Windows Vista?</p><p>Smart UAC has been released recently and it did receive some praises from bloggers and is listed on several respected software portals like <a
href="http://www.softpedia.com/get/Security/Firewall/Smart-UAC-Replacement.shtml">Softpedia</a> which perform various checks on files before they are added to the portal itself.</p><p>Many users have <a
href="http://www.wilderssecurity.com/showthread.php?p=1294291#post1294291">shown</a> skepticism about the program itself based on the previous programs developed by Security Stronghold.</p><p><span
id="more-6915"></span>The website itself for Smart UAC Replacement looks professional at first glance but sooner or later users will notice that the English on the product&#8217;s pages has not been written by a professional. It is far from perfect which would be understandable for a freeware or Open-Source project from a non-native speaker but the company apparently does not care that much about the language on their website.</p><p>A previous application of Security Stronghold with the name True Sword was classified by Symantec as &#8220;a Security Risk that may give exaggerated reports of threats on the computer. The program then prompts the user to purchase a registered version of the software in order to remove the reported threats.&#8221;</p><p>It might be a coincidence that one of Smart UAC Replacement&#8217;s main features is a scan of running programs with a large database.</p><p>Smart UAC Replacement is a free product on the other hand and there are not any reports of users (yet) who were told to buy another product to get rid of a threat that Smart UAC Replacement found on the user&#8217;s computer.</p><p>The question remains, would you install Smart UAC Replacement?</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>http://www.ghacks.net/2008/09/10/smart-user-account-control-a-rogue/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>10</slash:comments> </item> </channel> </rss>
