Computer device and method for managing privilege delegation

A method, comprising:

• inserting, via at least one computing device, a custom verb command into a plurality of verb commands corresponding to a file;
• intercepting, via the at least one computing device, a request to execute a command on the file according to first privileges by intercepting a request to create a context menu for the file, wherein the context menu includes the plurality of verb commands;
• obtaining, via the at least one computing device, information related to the request to execute the command by obtaining a file identifier of the file from the request to create the context menu;
• determining, via the at least one computing device, whether to execute the command on the file according to second privileges different from the first privileges based on the information related to the request to execute the command;
• in responsive to determining to execute the command on the file, launching, via the at least one computing device, an agent proxy process with the second privileges;
• and
• causing, via the agent proxy process, the command to be executed on the file according to the second privileges assigned to the agent proxy process.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to:

• insert a custom verb command into a plurality of verb commands corresponding to a file;
• intercept a request to execute a command on the file according to first privileges by intercepting a request to create a context menu for the file, wherein the context menu includes the plurality of verb commands;
• obtain information related to the request to execute the command by obtaining a file identifier of the file from the request to create the context menu;
• determine whether to execute the command on the file according to second privileges different from the first privileges based on the information related to the request to execute the command;
• in responsive to determining to execute the command on the file, launch an agent proxy process with the second privileges;
• and
• cause, via the agent proxy process, the command to be executed on the file according to the second privileges assigned to the agent proxy process.