diff --git a/pkg_resources.py b/pkg_resources.py
index 4a9152b..89e60a6 100644
--- a/pkg_resources.py
+++ b/pkg_resources.py
@@ -956,10 +956,10 @@ variable to point to an accessible directory.
         returns.
         """
 
-        if os.name == 'posix':
-            # Make the resource executable
-            mode = ((os.stat(tempname).st_mode) | 0555) & 07777
-            os.chmod(tempname, mode)
+        #if os.name == 'posix':
+        #    # Make the resource executable
+        #    mode = ((os.stat(tempname).st_mode) | 0555) & 07777
+        #    os.chmod(tempname, mode)
 
 
 
diff --git a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
index dae506b..8cbbfd8 100755
--- a/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
+++ b/setuptools/command/easy_install.py
@@ -983,23 +983,24 @@ See the setuptools documentation for the "develop" command for more info.
         return dst     # only unpack-and-compile skips files for dry run
 
     def unpack_and_compile(self, egg_path, destination):
-        to_compile = []; to_chmod = []
+        to_compile = []
+        #to_chmod = []
 
         def pf(src,dst):
             if dst.endswith('.py') and not src.startswith('EGG-INFO/'):
                 to_compile.append(dst)
-                to_chmod.append(dst)
-            elif dst.endswith('.dll') or dst.endswith('.so'):
-                to_chmod.append(dst)
+                #to_chmod.append(dst) #unnecessary security risk
+            #elif dst.endswith('.dll') or dst.endswith('.so'): # Doesn't make sense for .dll on windows, 
+            #    to_chmod.append(dst)                          # is not required for .so. If desired set source permissions.
             self.unpack_progress(src,dst)
             return not self.dry_run and dst or None
 
         unpack_archive(egg_path, destination, pf)
         self.byte_compile(to_compile)
-        if not self.dry_run:
-            for f in to_chmod:
-                mode = ((os.stat(f)[stat.ST_MODE]) | 0555) & 07755
-                chmod(f, mode)
+        #if not self.dry_run:
+        #    for f in to_chmod:
+        #        mode = ((os.stat(f)[stat.ST_MODE]) | 0555) & 07755
+        #        chmod(f, mode)
 
     def byte_compile(self, to_compile):
         from distutils.util import byte_compile