A simple google search yields the following...
Support_388945a0
The Support_388945a0 account is primarily used to control access to signed
scripts that are accessible from within Help and Support Services.
Administrators can use this account to delegate the ability for an ordinary
user, who do
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.
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Regards,
Raoul Nakhmanson-Kulish,
Elfor Soft Ltd.,
IT Department
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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,
> 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.
> 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
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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
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
>
> > 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
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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"