pseymour / MakeMeAdmin

Make Me Admin is a simple, open-source application for Windows that allows standard user accounts to be elevated to administrator-level, on a temporary basis.
https://makemeadmin.com/
GNU General Public License v3.0
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How does this application work, i.e. how does it prevent malware from utilizing it? #70

Closed TokenRing closed 2 years ago

TokenRing commented 2 years ago

Hi devs, I'm a long time user of this software, and it's always worked great for me. I was recommending it to a friend, and they mentioned "but how does makemeadmin prevent malware from using it to escalate a user's privileges so it can do whatever it wants?" and I realized, I actually have no idea. Would it be possible to share any sort of description as to how MakeMeAdmin works, and if what my friend is describing is possible?