After upgrade to EMET v4.1 and reboot EMET_Agent didn't self-restarted but now double clicking its icon shows error "Admin privileges are required"

Hello all,

after on my Windows XP SP3 test client I upgraded to EMET v4.1 (from v4.0) and rebooted I noticed the following:

- EMET_Agent didn't self-restarted so I had to run it manually (and I noticed that after it started it also self-added an undocumented --NoRestart command line option),

- now that its icon is already in SysTray (Notification Area) the error "Admin privileges are required" appears whenever I double click on it or select 'Open EMET', so in case of need I can run EMET_GUI.exe only manually.

Is all this normal and expected or there can be any other possibly known way to avoid or definitely fix both effects ?

P.S. If to better show effects also providing any bitmap should be needed, then please just let me know.

Thanks in advance for any helpful reply or suggestion. Regards.

Rob

  • Edited by _RobMer_ Monday, November 18, 2013 6:53 PM minor corrections for readability
November 18th, 2013 9:50pm

I am experiencing the same symptom ("Admin privileges are required") with EMET 4.1 on two different PCs.

  • Both PCs are Win7 x64 Enterprise.
  • Both have UAC enabled.
  • One is standalone, the other is domain-connected
  • User on both PCs is an administrator of the machine.

The EMET_GUI.exe will run successfully if manually started.

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November 19th, 2013 12:01am

Also displaying similar "ERROR Admin privileges are required" when launching from taskbar tray icon.

  • One device Win7sp1, other Win2K8r2sp1
  • Both UAC Disabled
  • One domain connected workstation the other a domain controller.
  • Both users are in Domain Admin group and local Administrators group.

The Start Menu EMET GUI icon launches application successfully.

Known bug or oversight on engineers part? Oopsie...

December 11th, 2013 6:57pm

Same thing with windows XP.

My Windows 7 test computers (x86, x64) not experience this problem. But today I start testing Win XP sp3 machines....

Someone did start case?

update: hmmmm.... windows 2008r2 same problem :(

Andy.


  • Edited by Andrew NV Tuesday, December 17, 2013 1:43 PM
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December 16th, 2013 3:22pm

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