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Hackers often make theirmalicious appsstronger by requesting access to unnecessary permissions that give them greater control over your devices.

To give an app or the system itself administrator rights, Windows creates a temporary isolated admin token.

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The most important thing you could do though is to keep your PC updated regularly.

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