RE: [Full-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003

2005-12-02 Thread Christopher Carpenter
EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Aditya Deshmukh Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 10:09 PM To: 'Raoul Nakhmanson-Kulish' Cc: full-disclosure@lists.grok.org.uk Subject: RE: [Full-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003 > > > That is a "help and support account"

RE: [Full-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003

2005-12-01 Thread Aditya Deshmukh
> > > That is a "help and support account" that you should disable. > > Also set very long random password and forget it. > I prefer simply delete it. Good choice? > > But I heard a rumours that this account can be activated remotely > without user's aware decision and used for Remote Assistance

Re: [Full-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003

2005-12-01 Thread Raoul Nakhmanson-Kulish (en)
Hello, James Tucker! On 01.12.2005 11:27 you wrote: Someone is actually spreading rumors of a service being abused that isn't even listening at the time? RA requires the RA server to be launched. Don't leave un-closed tickets or RA support connection scripts hanging around. Of course :) bu

Re: [Full-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003

2005-11-30 Thread Raoul Nakhmanson-Kulish
Hello, Aditya Deshmukh! On 01.12.2005 8:14 you wrote: That is a "help and support account" that you should disable. Also set very long random password and forget it. I prefer simply delete it. Good choice? But I heard a rumours that this account can be activated remotely without user's aware

RE: [Full-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003

2005-11-30 Thread Aditya Deshmukh
> I has wondered the meaning of "support_388945a0" too, > but not the meaning of the account, but the meaning of "388945a0". > > As you may know, it can be interpreted as 4 Bytes hexadecimal > number... It's a randomly generated number that generated for this account name ___

RE: [Full-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003

2005-11-30 Thread Aditya Deshmukh
> Hello full-disclosurers, > > Does anyone know anything interesting about Support_388945a0 account > which is created by default during Windows XP/2003 installation? > > I have seen MS technet links, maybe someone knows more about? That is a "help and support account" that you should disable.

Re: [Full-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003

2005-11-30 Thread Yong-hak Lee
abu" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sent: Thursday, December 01, 2005 12:48 AM Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003 > Hello, Adi Pircalabu! > > On 30.11.2005 18:39 you wrote: > >> http://www.toggit.com/290/290kguide6.asp > Thanks, yes,

Re: [Full-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003

2005-11-30 Thread Raoul Nakhmanson-Kulish (en)
Hello, Adi Pircalabu! On 30.11.2005 18:39 you wrote: http://www.toggit.com/290/290kguide6.asp Thanks, yes, Google was the first place where I had looked for :) I am interested mainly in security treats connected with %subj. -- Regards, Raoul Nakhmanson-Kulish, Elfor Soft Ltd., IT Department

RE: [Full-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003

2005-11-30 Thread Geoff.Shatz
-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003 Hello full-disclosurers, Does anyone know anything interesting about Support_388945a0 account which is created by default during Windows XP/2003 installation? I have seen MS technet links, maybe someone knows more about? -- Regards, Raoul

[Full-disclosure] Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003

2005-11-30 Thread Raoul Nakhmanson-Kulish (en)
Hello full-disclosurers, Does anyone know anything interesting about Support_388945a0 account which is created by default during Windows XP/2003 installation? I have seen MS technet links, maybe someone knows more about? -- Regards, Raoul Nakhmanson-Kulish, Elfor Soft Ltd., IT Department