Robert Moir

Spot wrote:
> Rootkits/Viruses require admin priv to install correct?
> Even the ones that install as drivers?

Traditionally, yes. Past performance is no indication of future performance
however. In other words, running in a non-admin account is very very
important but it is not some super special magical bullet that means you
don't have to take basic precautions.

In any case, a hacker *might* need admin rights to take over your machine,
but they *don't* need admin rights to break your heart. Consider a script
that deletes the contents of your my documents folder (or wherever you keep
your files, you'll have given yourself rights to anywhere you store files),
or better still scans it and emails someone the contents of any text file
containing interesting keywords, using scripts to drive your normal email
program. No admin rights required, untold damage caused.

regards
rob