Windows 10: UAC/Smartscreen Annoyance

Discus and support UAC/Smartscreen Annoyance in AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security to solve the problem; Greetings: Since ever I have asked to allow us users to create a security program override for UAC. Each bloody time that i want to run a program,... Discussion in 'AntiVirus, Firewalls and System Security' started by Ben Robberecht, Nov 13, 2020.

  1. BEN ROBBERECHT
    Ben Robberecht Win User

    UAC/Smartscreen Annoyance


    Greetings:

    Since ever I have asked to allow us users to create a security program override for UAC.
    Each bloody time that i want to run a program, Windows begins to nag:
    Would you like to run this program?
    Are you sure?

    If I wasn't sure, I would not have clicked the Icon, now would I???

    We're like 400 years into Win 7, 8, 8.1, the unreleased 9, and 10.
    Since 7, I requested to have an option to make a program trusted.
    It's not hard, really.
    But still, this has not been implemented.

    I wonder why?
    I think I am not the only one that gets the willy beejeebees when each time I click an Icon, I need to confirm that I want to run it.

    Start Words?
    Are you sure?
    Start a game?
    Do you really want to play?

    Are you serious?

    PLEASE allow us to set a program as safe, so UAC/Smartscreen stops being a total frustration.
    This UAC/Smartscreen silliness costed me around 11 to 13 trackballs.
    I get so frustrated by this thing that I begin to eat them out of the anger that comes forth from it...

    Thank you.

    :)
     
    Ben Robberecht, Nov 13, 2020
    #1
  2. SHMU26
    shmu26 Win User

    SmartScreen, UAC, and VoodooShield


    If I have smartscreen enabled, and UAC set at the highest level, does that make security apps like VoodooShield superfluous?
     
    shmu26, Nov 13, 2020
    #2
  3. SHMU26
    shmu26 Win User
    SmartScreen, UAC, and VoodooShield


    no, it doesn't.
    1 some malware can bypass smartscreen and UAC
    2 some malware installs by script, which is even trickier to block
    3 there are fileless exploits, which are trickiest to block.
    For these 3 reasons, you can benefit from Voodooshield, besides the fact that it has Ai to help you evaluate if a file is safe or not.
     
    shmu26, Nov 13, 2020
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  4. CHAZNET
    chaznet Win User

    UAC/Smartscreen Annoyance

    Hotmail SmartScreen filters

    It's very annoying. Even senders in your Safe List can get caught up in SmartScreen filters. SmartScreen and Safe-List should communicate with each other so this doesn't happen. Even if you click 'Show Content' when the red-bar appears, it reappears
    every time you open the message.

    Once can only hope this 'feature' annoys someone higher up in the Microsoft food-chain so that something will be done to eliminate this >huge< annoyance :-(
     
    chaznet, Nov 13, 2020
    #4
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