From: "Rich" 

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   Downloaded EXEs have an extra layer of security on both Windows XP =
and Windows Vista.  There is an extra prompt confirming you want to run =
something downloaded from the Internet and displaying the digital =
signature.  Don't run such EXEs from a non-trusted source.

   The ZIP self-extractors that are sometimes used to package =
documentation files do not run elevated.  Try it yourself with =
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3D1880bfe5-c73c-=
4eec-a766-919cc56b6586&DisplayLang=3Den.

Rich

  "John Beckett"  wrote in message =
news:8bblt2pse19f13pu7g32e2r88opogp2jik{at}4ax.com...
  "Rich"  wrote in message news::
  >    This has no relevance to malware.

  I assume you are unaware of how irritating many of us find current =
trends
  in Windows where after we have invested many years of solid work in
  Microsoft products, we find stuff like Vista which (allegedly) will =
refuse
  to run certain exe files unless the exe is given full access to the =
entire
  system.

  One day I will study the links you provided, but meanwhile, if you =
know,
  why don't you either confirm or deny the fundamental claim?

  Sometimes I have to download a DOCUMENT from Microsoft, and what I get =
is
  an EXE (presumably a self-expanding archive). I have to run the exe to =
get
  the doc. This is training everyone to run any exe they download. I =
suppose
  this is fair enough because just opening a document these days is =
likely
  to allow malware execution, although at least it would have limited
  privilege.

  John

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