Why does installing moonlight require access to all data on my computer? How concerned should I be?sudo...
Email Account under attack (really) - anything I can do?
Is a vector space a subspace of itself?
If a centaur druid Wild Shapes into a Giant Elk, do their Charge features stack?
Are cabin dividers used to "hide" the flex of the airplane?
Pristine Bit Checking
Unbreakable Formation vs. Cry of the Carnarium
What is GPS' 19 year rollover and does it present a cybersecurity issue?
Is every set a filtered colimit of finite sets?
How could a lack of term limits lead to a "dictatorship?"
How to move the player while also allowing forces to affect it
Is Social Media Science Fiction?
New order #4: World
Ideas for 3rd eye abilities
Landlord wants to switch my lease to a "Land contract" to "get back at the city"
Why doesn't a const reference extend the life of a temporary object passed via a function?
Symmetry in quantum mechanics
How can I fix this gap between bookcases I made?
How to manage monthly salary
Can I find out the caloric content of bread by dehydrating it?
Could Giant Ground Sloths have been a good pack animal for the ancient Mayans?
Is it wise to hold on to stock that has plummeted and then stabilized?
How can I add custom success page
Prime joint compound before latex paint?
Why was the "bread communication" in the arena of Catching Fire left out in the movie?
Why does installing moonlight require access to all data on my computer? How concerned should I be?
sudo configuration & log for contractorWhat is the safest method of port forwarding?Is this an attack or something to be concerned about? Shellshock?Chrome prompts to install silverlight even though it's already installedfail2ban ban multiply recidive hostsIs there a hardware appliance that can see VPN packet payloads?Why is package/code signing considered more secure, and how does it work?Is Windows 10's “enable developer mode” dangerous?How to block everything (all incoming and outgoing internet access) except those applications are in firewall white-list?Silverlight application window goes black for a few seconds randomly over RDP
.everyoneloves__top-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__mid-leaderboard:empty,.everyoneloves__bot-mid-leaderboard:empty{ height:90px;width:728px;box-sizing:border-box;
}
When attempting to install Moonlight
This is very concerning. This seems like something that our IT group would want to ban.
I don't understand why anyone would agree to this. How concerned should I be? Is the same true for silverlight?
security silverlight moonlight
edited 2 days ago
Hennes
59.4k793144
asked Apr 5 '11 at 21:30
David LeBauerDavid LeBauer
4253932
add a comment |
When attempting to install Moonlight
This is very concerning. This seems like something that our IT group would want to ban.
I don't understand why anyone would agree to this. How concerned should I be? Is the same true for silverlight?
security silverlight moonlight
edited 2 days ago
Hennes
59.4k793144
asked Apr 5 '11 at 21:30
David LeBauerDavid LeBauer
4253932
add a comment |
When attempting to install Moonlight
This is very concerning. This seems like something that our IT group would want to ban.
I don't understand why anyone would agree to this. How concerned should I be? Is the same true for silverlight?
security silverlight moonlight
edited 2 days ago
Hennes
59.4k793144
asked Apr 5 '11 at 21:30
David LeBauerDavid LeBauer
4253932
When attempting to install Moonlight
This is very concerning. This seems like something that our IT group would want to ban.
I don't understand why anyone would agree to this. How concerned should I be? Is the same true for silverlight?
security silverlight moonlight
security silverlight moonlight
edited 2 days ago
Hennes
59.4k793144
asked Apr 5 '11 at 21:30
David LeBauerDavid LeBauer
4253932
edited 2 days ago
Hennes
59.4k793144
asked Apr 5 '11 at 21:30
David LeBauerDavid LeBauer
4253932
edited 2 days ago
Hennes
59.4k793144
edited 2 days ago
Hennes
59.4k793144
edited 2 days ago
Hennes
59.4k793144
59.4k793144
asked Apr 5 '11 at 21:30
David LeBauerDavid LeBauer
4253932
asked Apr 5 '11 at 21:30
David LeBauerDavid LeBauer
4253932
asked Apr 5 '11 at 21:30
David LeBauerDavid LeBauer
4253932
4253932
add a comment |
add a comment |
4 Answers
4
active
oldest
votes
Silverlight does not touch your files by itself, but it allows trusted (digitally signed and approved) applications to access the file system. The confirmation is shown because it is not possible for Chrome to know when and why the filesystem access will be needed, so it needs you to approve this at installation time.
Another possible reason is caching of Silverlight applications (could be similar to Java's applet cache).
answered Apr 6 '11 at 13:55
grawitygrawity
243k37513570
add a comment |
The problem with Chrome extensions is that the permission messages often tend to scare people because of what they do. By themselves, Chrome extensions are quite limited, and if a Chrome extension has to check and run on each page(for instance, a Moonlight plugin) it has to inject itself into everypage via a content script.
Unless the extension developer defines that the extension requires access to inject itself on all pages( via the manifest) - it will not be injected. It also doesn't help that "it has access to all data and websites" in reality means "it can attach itself to all pages so as to run it, without which the plugin cannot run".
As for access to filedata - @grawity explains it well. This is not limited to just Moonlight, it is applicable to all extensions which require data processing per page. ( Try installing Adblock Plus/AutoPager for instance).
answered Apr 6 '11 at 20:27
Sathyajith Bhat♦Sathyajith Bhat
53.1k29157253
Moonlight is technically not an extension. It's a Netscape-style browser plugin (like Flash) that is packaged as .crx and .xpi for easy installation. At least that's what I saw.
– grawity
Apr 6 '11 at 20:55
add a comment |
It looks like Moonlight needs root to be installed. At least you / your IT group can audit the source code.
That's a very bad dialog for UX.
answered Apr 5 '11 at 21:34
BroamBroam
3,7611319
2
That's a Chrome extension permission dialog, not *nix permissions
– Sathyajith Bhat♦
Apr 6 '11 at 2:31
Sorry, I only run Chromium. :P
– Broam
Apr 6 '11 at 19:56
add a comment |
This is a old post but I was just trying to install Moonlight and I had the same message. One of the first things humans do is ignore their gut and ignore the warning signs and feel that things are just trying to scare them. That message told you what the program WILL DO if you install it. I decided to not install the program.
I'm happy it showed me the message that it would do that because most of the time you won't get that and it will just install whatever you agreed to. If you want that application to see what you're doing then install it. Putting up ad blocker isn't the problem or the solution. It's not a ad issue it's a warning, an alarming one.
answered Feb 25 '12 at 19:51
JohnJohn
1
1
What does ad blocker have to do with this?
– Simon Sheehan
Feb 25 '12 at 21:57
add a comment |
Your Answer
StackExchange.ready(function() {
var channelOptions = {
tags: "".split(" "),
id: "3"
};
initTagRenderer("".split(" "), "".split(" "), channelOptions);
StackExchange.using("externalEditor", function() {
// Have to fire editor after snippets, if snippets enabled
if (StackExchange.settings.snippets.snippetsEnabled) {
StackExchange.using("snippets", function() {
createEditor();
});
}
else {
createEditor();
}
});
function createEditor() {
StackExchange.prepareEditor({
heartbeatType: 'answer',
autoActivateHeartbeat: false,
convertImagesToLinks: true,
noModals: true,
showLowRepImageUploadWarning: true,
reputationToPostImages: 10,
bindNavPrevention: true,
postfix: "",
imageUploader: {
brandingHtml: "Powered by u003ca class="icon-imgur-white" href="https://imgur.com/"u003eu003c/au003e",
contentPolicyHtml: "User contributions licensed under u003ca href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/"u003ecc by-sa 3.0 with attribution requiredu003c/au003e u003ca href="https://stackoverflow.com/legal/content-policy"u003e(content policy)u003c/au003e",
allowUrls: true
},
onDemand: true,
discardSelector: ".discard-answer"
,immediatelyShowMarkdownHelp:true
});
}
});
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f267100%2fwhy-does-installing-moonlight-require-access-to-all-data-on-my-computer-how-con%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
4 Answers
4
active
oldest
votes
4 Answers
4
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
active
oldest
votes
Silverlight does not touch your files by itself, but it allows trusted (digitally signed and approved) applications to access the file system. The confirmation is shown because it is not possible for Chrome to know when and why the filesystem access will be needed, so it needs you to approve this at installation time.
Another possible reason is caching of Silverlight applications (could be similar to Java's applet cache).
answered Apr 6 '11 at 13:55
grawitygrawity
243k37513570
add a comment |
Silverlight does not touch your files by itself, but it allows trusted (digitally signed and approved) applications to access the file system. The confirmation is shown because it is not possible for Chrome to know when and why the filesystem access will be needed, so it needs you to approve this at installation time.
Another possible reason is caching of Silverlight applications (could be similar to Java's applet cache).
answered Apr 6 '11 at 13:55
grawitygrawity
243k37513570
add a comment |
Silverlight does not touch your files by itself, but it allows trusted (digitally signed and approved) applications to access the file system. The confirmation is shown because it is not possible for Chrome to know when and why the filesystem access will be needed, so it needs you to approve this at installation time.
Another possible reason is caching of Silverlight applications (could be similar to Java's applet cache).
answered Apr 6 '11 at 13:55
grawitygrawity
243k37513570
Silverlight does not touch your files by itself, but it allows trusted (digitally signed and approved) applications to access the file system. The confirmation is shown because it is not possible for Chrome to know when and why the filesystem access will be needed, so it needs you to approve this at installation time.
Another possible reason is caching of Silverlight applications (could be similar to Java's applet cache).
answered Apr 6 '11 at 13:55
grawitygrawity
243k37513570
answered Apr 6 '11 at 13:55
grawitygrawity
243k37513570
answered Apr 6 '11 at 13:55
grawitygrawity
243k37513570
answered Apr 6 '11 at 13:55
grawitygrawity
243k37513570
243k37513570
add a comment |
add a comment |
The problem with Chrome extensions is that the permission messages often tend to scare people because of what they do. By themselves, Chrome extensions are quite limited, and if a Chrome extension has to check and run on each page(for instance, a Moonlight plugin) it has to inject itself into everypage via a content script.
Unless the extension developer defines that the extension requires access to inject itself on all pages( via the manifest) - it will not be injected. It also doesn't help that "it has access to all data and websites" in reality means "it can attach itself to all pages so as to run it, without which the plugin cannot run".
As for access to filedata - @grawity explains it well. This is not limited to just Moonlight, it is applicable to all extensions which require data processing per page. ( Try installing Adblock Plus/AutoPager for instance).
answered Apr 6 '11 at 20:27
Sathyajith Bhat♦Sathyajith Bhat
53.1k29157253
Moonlight is technically not an extension. It's a Netscape-style browser plugin (like Flash) that is packaged as .crx and .xpi for easy installation. At least that's what I saw.
– grawity
Apr 6 '11 at 20:55
add a comment |
The problem with Chrome extensions is that the permission messages often tend to scare people because of what they do. By themselves, Chrome extensions are quite limited, and if a Chrome extension has to check and run on each page(for instance, a Moonlight plugin) it has to inject itself into everypage via a content script.
Unless the extension developer defines that the extension requires access to inject itself on all pages( via the manifest) - it will not be injected. It also doesn't help that "it has access to all data and websites" in reality means "it can attach itself to all pages so as to run it, without which the plugin cannot run".
As for access to filedata - @grawity explains it well. This is not limited to just Moonlight, it is applicable to all extensions which require data processing per page. ( Try installing Adblock Plus/AutoPager for instance).
answered Apr 6 '11 at 20:27
Sathyajith Bhat♦Sathyajith Bhat
53.1k29157253
Moonlight is technically not an extension. It's a Netscape-style browser plugin (like Flash) that is packaged as .crx and .xpi for easy installation. At least that's what I saw.
– grawity
Apr 6 '11 at 20:55
add a comment |
The problem with Chrome extensions is that the permission messages often tend to scare people because of what they do. By themselves, Chrome extensions are quite limited, and if a Chrome extension has to check and run on each page(for instance, a Moonlight plugin) it has to inject itself into everypage via a content script.
Unless the extension developer defines that the extension requires access to inject itself on all pages( via the manifest) - it will not be injected. It also doesn't help that "it has access to all data and websites" in reality means "it can attach itself to all pages so as to run it, without which the plugin cannot run".
As for access to filedata - @grawity explains it well. This is not limited to just Moonlight, it is applicable to all extensions which require data processing per page. ( Try installing Adblock Plus/AutoPager for instance).
answered Apr 6 '11 at 20:27
Sathyajith Bhat♦Sathyajith Bhat
53.1k29157253
The problem with Chrome extensions is that the permission messages often tend to scare people because of what they do. By themselves, Chrome extensions are quite limited, and if a Chrome extension has to check and run on each page(for instance, a Moonlight plugin) it has to inject itself into everypage via a content script.
Unless the extension developer defines that the extension requires access to inject itself on all pages( via the manifest) - it will not be injected. It also doesn't help that "it has access to all data and websites" in reality means "it can attach itself to all pages so as to run it, without which the plugin cannot run".
As for access to filedata - @grawity explains it well. This is not limited to just Moonlight, it is applicable to all extensions which require data processing per page. ( Try installing Adblock Plus/AutoPager for instance).
answered Apr 6 '11 at 20:27
Sathyajith Bhat♦Sathyajith Bhat
53.1k29157253
answered Apr 6 '11 at 20:27
Sathyajith Bhat♦Sathyajith Bhat
53.1k29157253
answered Apr 6 '11 at 20:27
Sathyajith Bhat♦Sathyajith Bhat
53.1k29157253
answered Apr 6 '11 at 20:27
Sathyajith Bhat♦Sathyajith Bhat
53.1k29157253
53.1k29157253
Moonlight is technically not an extension. It's a Netscape-style browser plugin (like Flash) that is packaged as .crx and .xpi for easy installation. At least that's what I saw.
– grawity
Apr 6 '11 at 20:55
add a comment |
Moonlight is technically not an extension. It's a Netscape-style browser plugin (like Flash) that is packaged as .crx and .xpi for easy installation. At least that's what I saw.
– grawity
Apr 6 '11 at 20:55
Moonlight is technically not an extension. It's a Netscape-style browser plugin (like Flash) that is packaged as .crx and .xpi for easy installation. At least that's what I saw.
– grawity
Apr 6 '11 at 20:55
Moonlight is technically not an extension. It's a Netscape-style browser plugin (like Flash) that is packaged as .crx and .xpi for easy installation. At least that's what I saw.
– grawity
Apr 6 '11 at 20:55
add a comment |
It looks like Moonlight needs root to be installed. At least you / your IT group can audit the source code.
That's a very bad dialog for UX.
answered Apr 5 '11 at 21:34
BroamBroam
3,7611319
2
That's a Chrome extension permission dialog, not *nix permissions
– Sathyajith Bhat♦
Apr 6 '11 at 2:31
Sorry, I only run Chromium. :P
– Broam
Apr 6 '11 at 19:56
add a comment |
It looks like Moonlight needs root to be installed. At least you / your IT group can audit the source code.
That's a very bad dialog for UX.
answered Apr 5 '11 at 21:34
BroamBroam
3,7611319
2
That's a Chrome extension permission dialog, not *nix permissions
– Sathyajith Bhat♦
Apr 6 '11 at 2:31
Sorry, I only run Chromium. :P
– Broam
Apr 6 '11 at 19:56
add a comment |
It looks like Moonlight needs root to be installed. At least you / your IT group can audit the source code.
That's a very bad dialog for UX.
answered Apr 5 '11 at 21:34
BroamBroam
3,7611319
It looks like Moonlight needs root to be installed. At least you / your IT group can audit the source code.
That's a very bad dialog for UX.
answered Apr 5 '11 at 21:34
BroamBroam
3,7611319
answered Apr 5 '11 at 21:34
BroamBroam
3,7611319
answered Apr 5 '11 at 21:34
BroamBroam
3,7611319
answered Apr 5 '11 at 21:34
BroamBroam
3,7611319
3,7611319
2
That's a Chrome extension permission dialog, not *nix permissions
– Sathyajith Bhat♦
Apr 6 '11 at 2:31
Sorry, I only run Chromium. :P
– Broam
Apr 6 '11 at 19:56
add a comment |
2
That's a Chrome extension permission dialog, not *nix permissions
– Sathyajith Bhat♦
Apr 6 '11 at 2:31
Sorry, I only run Chromium. :P
– Broam
Apr 6 '11 at 19:56
2
2
That's a Chrome extension permission dialog, not *nix permissions
– Sathyajith Bhat♦
Apr 6 '11 at 2:31
That's a Chrome extension permission dialog, not *nix permissions
– Sathyajith Bhat♦
Apr 6 '11 at 2:31
Sorry, I only run Chromium. :P
– Broam
Apr 6 '11 at 19:56
Sorry, I only run Chromium. :P
– Broam
Apr 6 '11 at 19:56
add a comment |
This is a old post but I was just trying to install Moonlight and I had the same message. One of the first things humans do is ignore their gut and ignore the warning signs and feel that things are just trying to scare them. That message told you what the program WILL DO if you install it. I decided to not install the program.
I'm happy it showed me the message that it would do that because most of the time you won't get that and it will just install whatever you agreed to. If you want that application to see what you're doing then install it. Putting up ad blocker isn't the problem or the solution. It's not a ad issue it's a warning, an alarming one.
answered Feb 25 '12 at 19:51
JohnJohn
1
1
What does ad blocker have to do with this?
– Simon Sheehan
Feb 25 '12 at 21:57
add a comment |
This is a old post but I was just trying to install Moonlight and I had the same message. One of the first things humans do is ignore their gut and ignore the warning signs and feel that things are just trying to scare them. That message told you what the program WILL DO if you install it. I decided to not install the program.
I'm happy it showed me the message that it would do that because most of the time you won't get that and it will just install whatever you agreed to. If you want that application to see what you're doing then install it. Putting up ad blocker isn't the problem or the solution. It's not a ad issue it's a warning, an alarming one.
answered Feb 25 '12 at 19:51
JohnJohn
1
1
What does ad blocker have to do with this?
– Simon Sheehan
Feb 25 '12 at 21:57
add a comment |
This is a old post but I was just trying to install Moonlight and I had the same message. One of the first things humans do is ignore their gut and ignore the warning signs and feel that things are just trying to scare them. That message told you what the program WILL DO if you install it. I decided to not install the program.
I'm happy it showed me the message that it would do that because most of the time you won't get that and it will just install whatever you agreed to. If you want that application to see what you're doing then install it. Putting up ad blocker isn't the problem or the solution. It's not a ad issue it's a warning, an alarming one.
answered Feb 25 '12 at 19:51
JohnJohn
1
This is a old post but I was just trying to install Moonlight and I had the same message. One of the first things humans do is ignore their gut and ignore the warning signs and feel that things are just trying to scare them. That message told you what the program WILL DO if you install it. I decided to not install the program.
I'm happy it showed me the message that it would do that because most of the time you won't get that and it will just install whatever you agreed to. If you want that application to see what you're doing then install it. Putting up ad blocker isn't the problem or the solution. It's not a ad issue it's a warning, an alarming one.
answered Feb 25 '12 at 19:51
JohnJohn
1
answered Feb 25 '12 at 19:51
JohnJohn
1
answered Feb 25 '12 at 19:51
JohnJohn
1
answered Feb 25 '12 at 19:51
JohnJohn
1
1
1
What does ad blocker have to do with this?
– Simon Sheehan
Feb 25 '12 at 21:57
add a comment |
1
What does ad blocker have to do with this?
– Simon Sheehan
Feb 25 '12 at 21:57
1
1
What does ad blocker have to do with this?
– Simon Sheehan
Feb 25 '12 at 21:57
What does ad blocker have to do with this?
– Simon Sheehan
Feb 25 '12 at 21:57
add a comment |
Thanks for contributing an answer to Super User!
- Please be sure to answer the question. Provide details and share your research!
But avoid …
- Asking for help, clarification, or responding to other answers.
- Making statements based on opinion; back them up with references or personal experience.
To learn more, see our tips on writing great answers.
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
StackExchange.ready(
function () {
StackExchange.openid.initPostLogin('.new-post-login', 'https%3a%2f%2fsuperuser.com%2fquestions%2f267100%2fwhy-does-installing-moonlight-require-access-to-all-data-on-my-computer-how-con%23new-answer', 'question_page');
}
);
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Sign up or log in
StackExchange.ready(function () {
StackExchange.helpers.onClickDraftSave('#login-link');
});
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Sign up using Google
Sign up using Facebook
Sign up using Email and Password
Post as a guest
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
Required, but never shown
