xcomcmdr wrote on 2021-03-21, 11:01:Why did MS block it then ?
If it was running on 100% of Windows computers, it would make a lot of sense to target it.
And while as I said, malware can do a lot of harm without it, with it malware can also affect other users / the system itself*. The bigger security risk is still having a user that runs malware, not having an exploitable system.
* For this to be relevant, the user needs to either have limited privileges or click "No" on UAC prompts when they're not 100% sure why the program needs escalation. When was the last time you said "No" to a UAC prompt?
xcomcmdr wrote on 2021-03-21, 11:01:Those 'malware'do not exist. They are cracked games, nothing more, nothing less.
There are certainly cracked games that contain malware. Maybe if you're careful you'll never run into them, but implying that no cracked games contain malware is a ton more dangerous than telling people they can re-enable secdrv.
Personally I like to give the advice that a system that's used to play retro games really can't be a secure system. If you work with sensitive information, get a separate computer for it.