---
title: WLMSecure
url: 'https://riccardo.bastianini.me/en/projects/wlmsecure'
markdown: 'https://riccardo.bastianini.me/en/projects/wlmsecure.md'
lang: en
date: '2006-01-01'
description: "When Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger) gained popularity in the years '00, also viruses started targeting the messaging platform. After yet another widespread infection between my contacts, I had the idea to combine DropMyRights with a small AutoIT script to strengthen Windows' defences. WLMSe…"
---

![Riccardo Bastianini](https://riccardo.bastianini.me/user/themes/rb-spectre/images/header.jpeg)### Riccardo Bastianini

Smarter than a toaster.

  [  ](#sidebar-id) 

 [ ![Riccardo Bastianini](https://riccardo.bastianini.me/user/themes/rb-spectre/images/header.jpeg) ](https://riccardo.bastianini.me/) 

- [It](https://riccardo.bastianini.me/it/projects/wlmsecure)
- [En](https://riccardo.bastianini.me/en/projects/wlmsecure)

#  WLMSecure

- [It](https://riccardo.bastianini.me/it/projects/wlmsecure)
- [En](https://riccardo.bastianini.me/en/projects/wlmsecure)

 | **Project Name:** | WLMSecure |
|---|---|
| **Years:** | 2006-2007 |
| **Language:** | AutoIT Script |
| **Status:** | Ended |

When Windows Live Messenger (MSN Messenger) gained popularity in the years '00, also viruses started targeting the messaging platform. After yet another widespread infection between my contacts, I had the idea to combine [DropMyRights](https://www.pcworld.com/article/232133/dropmyrights.html)with a small AutoIT script to strengthen Windows' defences. **WLMSecure** substituted the MSN Messenger or Windows Live Messenger executable with itself, then launched **DropMyRights** under the hood and finally started the messaging client, with a reduced set of privileges, approximating what Windows Vista would do in a few months with its *User Account Control* (UAC). Thanks to [BarbaInstaller](https://riccardo.bastianini.me/en/projects/barbainstaller) that bundled it in, **WLMSecure** contributed to protect a few hundred users that downloaded it from [Messenger Italia](https://riccardo.bastianini.me/en/projects/messenger-italia).

---

## Navigation

- Parent: [Projects](https://riccardo.bastianini.me/en/projects.md)
- Previous: [BarbaInstaller](https://riccardo.bastianini.me/en/projects/barbainstaller.md)
- Next: [Gn3](https://riccardo.bastianini.me/en/projects/gn3.md)