Windows 10: How can malware be installed by a non-admin account ?

Discus and support How can malware be installed by a non-admin account ? in Windows 10 Ask Insider to solve the problem; This post is a follow up question to my previous post here. In my previous post I asked if malware can be installed without an admin account. After... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Ask Insider' started by /u/xdxdxdk, Nov 30, 2020.

  1. /U/XDXDXDK
    /u/xdxdxdk Win User

    How can malware be installed by a non-admin account ?


    This post is a follow up question to my previous post here. In my previous post I asked if malware can be installed without an admin account. After some answers I got and after some searching, I found out that it actually can. However, no article I read described how it is done. Does it need an exploit? Or does it manipulate some feature? Thanks in advance for your answers!

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    /u/xdxdxdk, Nov 30, 2020
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  2. BIROSH
    birosh Win User

    RDP to non-admin account not working


    I can RDP to an account that is an admin account but not to a non-admin account.
    I have read to check the users and make sure the appropriate accounts have been added to the user list but the option to view or edit the user list is missing from my settings window:

    How can malware be installed by a non-admin account ? [​IMG]

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    How can malware be installed by a non-admin account ? [​IMG]

    is there something I can check/change in the reg editor or in group policies or something to make this appear or perhaps just to enable it directly for that account?
    For reference this appears the same if I'm logged in as admin or as non-admin. (have to give admin privileges anyway to see this window in the first place)
    Thanks to anyone who can help
     
    birosh, Nov 30, 2020
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  3. IMA
    ima Win User
    ATITool 0.24 in non-admin user

    Hmm, strange thing. I uninstalled v0.24 and installed v0.23, which works fine. After I read your advices, I installed v0.24 again and "Voila!", it starts in PowerUsers (non-admin) without errors/complains.
    Thank you for your suggestions and sorry for the post.
     
    ima, Nov 30, 2020
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  4. VESAO
    Vesao Win User

    How can malware be installed by a non-admin account ?

    Remove account

    I suggest you backup your personalized files first before removing the account.
    To delete an account, follow these steps:
    1. Press WIN + X keys and click Command Prompt (Admin) from the menu.
    2. Type the following command and press Enter. Replace test with the name of your sister's account. Code:
     
    Vesao, Nov 30, 2020
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