• floquant@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    6 hours ago

    On any Windows system based on the NT kernel (XP+), there’s an additional access level above “Administrator”: NT Authority\SYSTEM. Some malware can make files hidden or write protected even to Administrator, and afaik there isn’t a legitimate way to obtain that authority