Hi all,
(this is related to steam games and admin permission giving)
so my friend downloaded a game that is 4 years old, he told me that the game is not that famous and only with 20 reviews when he downloaded the game, it asked for a “redistributable script needed to play the game” in other words, it needed the permission to do things related to Microsoft C++, he accepted, but later on he called me sweating about that him accepting such request may put his computer in danger and scared that a virus can be downloaded or scared that it may give permission for a “virus” to access his computer details and files, for some reason he refused to give me the name of the game, so i can bet its something a bit sketchy game in steam XD.
i did tell him that it is nearly impossible to anything happen, and it is only code-related stuff, but since i do not have the knowledge nor experience, i would like to help with such info so I can either scare him more or give him a good update about his computer.
“btw he deleted the game the moment he accepted the permission XD”
but later on he called me sweating about that him accepting such request may put his computer in danger and scared that a virus can be downloaded or scared that it may give permission for a “virus” to access his computer details and files
No. Not at all what redistributables do.
Tell him the microsoft C++ redistributable is a reputable, safe, and well-known application that allows certain programs to bundle it in their installers (redistribution) so they can use certain advanced features without the user having to download it manually.