Patent attributes
A system and method of de-elevating a process created in a computing device of a computer system are disclosed. In certain aspects, a method includes detecting a user login within a login session of a computing device in the computer system, the login session having a default security context. The method also includes creating a de-elevated security context for the login session, wherein the de-elevated security context has fewer privileges than the default security context. The method also includes detecting a process being created within the login session. The method further includes determining that the process is potentially malicious by comparing an intended state and a digital profile of the computing device. The method also includes launching the process using the de-elevated security context.