On 12/12/2009 11:52 AM, Atom Powers wrote: > So, you go to a web page, click "Download", then click "Install"; and > you are surprised that it downloads and installs?
I believe he's surprised the installer itself doesn't prompt for any confirmation, or permissions. The confirmation dialogs are all on the Google site. That also being said, Chrome doesn't install in the "usual" location for a Windows apps, ie not "c:\program files", so permission levels required are a lot lower. > > On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 9:18 AM, Edward Ned Harvey <lop...@nedharvey.com> > wrote: >> One thing I’ve noticed: If I go to the chrome download page, >> http://www.google.com/chrome and I want to download the installer and save >> it on my network share … I just click the “Download” button, and then click >> “Accept and Install” … >> >> No security warning, No download dialog, No plugin installation, No >> nothing. It simply launches the installer magically. It goes directly from >> “I’m looking at a harmless webpage” to “Now I’m running an installer on your >> computer.” And that creeps me out. > -- Jon Angliss <j...@netdork.net> _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list Discuss@lopsa.org http://lopsa.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss This list provided by the League of Professional System Administrators http://lopsa.org/
