Improve Pale Moon security on Windows with LUA & SRP

[Garland]

Windows users can improve Pale Moon security for free by installing it on an admin account and running it on a standard user account, which is also called a limited user account (LUA). Windows Pro and Enterprise users can further improve security for free using a software restriction policy (SRP). I am bringing up a PC running Windows 10 Pro, and it is as relevant today as it was for Windows XP. Note, however, that these strategies are difficult to achieve with the portable version of Pale Moon.

Tutorial: http://www.mechbgon.com/srp/
Reference: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/libr ... 57006.aspx
Discussion: https://www.wilderssecurity.com/threads ... rp.200772/

[Moonchild]

I think most users here are already aware; Pale Moon by default installs in a location that requires administrative privileges (unlike Chrome which will plant iself in user areas or Firefox which will do so if no elevation privileges can be automatically obtained). Running as a standard user with UAC elevation privileges will protect you by default from unauthorized program manipulation.
SRP is usually unnecessary and just complicating matters.

[moonbat]

Note, however, that these strategies are difficult to achieve with the portable version of Pale Moon.

The portable version (of any software, not just Pale Moon) by definition is not meant to be installed, you run it off a USB stick on computers where you don't have admin access.