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Run apps as non-admin with SetSafer to avoid spyware.

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Plasma Man:
Thanks for the tip!

This was also useful too:
http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000891.html

f0dder:
Hmmm, when dealing with security in firewalls or user/program rights, the safe way to go is whitelisting (non-privileged users with possibility of escalating to admin) rather than blacklisting  (by default trusting apps not in the blacklist). I know its goddurn inconvenient, and Vista doesn't really handle it in the most elegant way (and previous versions it was even more horrible), but it really is the way to go.

I still run my primary account as admin though, shame on me :-[. I guess a thing like SetSafer is better than nothing, but I can't help think that it gives a somewhat false sense of security - and that I should get around to installing SandboxIE or Altiris SVS.

Thanks for telling about SetSafer nonetheless :)

nontroppo:
This thread, short on details, gives links to sudowin which seems ideal:

https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=7127.0

I agree with f0dder, escalating rights ala sudo is the way to go.

And sandboxie, is great, though I only use it infrequently (I trust Opera, and rarely run unknown apps in Windows anyway)

justice:
I agree with you too in principal. In an ideal world (or linux) you want to run it like that. However for people used to windows working the way it always has - as admin; and for people who think UAC is annoying enough, setsafer will get you at least 80% there with 20% of the frustration. :)

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