Document Type
Article
Journal/Book Title/Conference
HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust
Publisher
Springer, Cham
Publication Date
7-9-2023
Journal Article Version
Accepted Manuscript
First Page
101
Last Page
121
Abstract
With over 1.4 billion users of Windows 10, it is the most widely used operating system in the world. In Windows, applications from unknown publishers are popular due to mass availability and ease of access. Installing such applications can lead to malware infection, including viruses and ransomware. Therefore, we explored the design of interventions to prevent the users from installing applications from unknown publishers. To this end, we conducted a lab study with nine participants to understand the perceptions and behavior of users toward the designed interventions. Then, we conducted an online study with 256 participants to evaluate the impact of reflection, contextualization, and persuasion used in the finalized interventions. In summary, our findings provide valuable insights into understanding the needs and expectations of the users for usable and effective interventions against applications from unknown publishers. Based on our findings, we provide guidelines for future research.
Recommended Citation
Shrestha, A., Paudel, R., Dumaru, P., Al-Ameen, M.N. (2023). Towards Improving the Efficacy of Windows Security Notifier for Apps from Unknown Publishers: The Role of Rhetoric. In: Moallem, A. (eds) HCI for Cybersecurity, Privacy and Trust. HCII 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 14045. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35822-7_8
Comments
This version of the contribution has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is avalialbe online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35822-7_8. Use of this Accepted Version is subject to the publisher's Accepted Manuscript terms of use https://www.springernature.com/gp/open-research/policies/accepted-manuscript-terms.