Can ransomware run without prompting user?

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That is, a user downloads attachment from email and runs it, will the ransomware run silently without showing the security prompt/UAC (that should block non-administrator users...)

typically the user is prompted before "a user downloads attachment from email and runs it"... — dandavis, May 13 '17 at 12:38

score 2 · Accepted Answer · edited May 13 '17 at 11:30

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Ransomware wouldn't need to raise a UAC alert as it is after a user's personal files, not system files.

edited May 13 '17 at 11:30

Benoit Esnard

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answered May 13 '17 at 10:08

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Can ransomware run without prompting user?

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