Re: Blank passwords, TsInternetUser added to Administrators

From: Fyodor (fygrave_at_tigerteam.net)
Date: 09/23/03

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    Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2003 07:08:31 +0800
    To: JF Pivonka <jpivonka@earthlink.net>
    
    

    JF Pivonka <jpivonka@earthlink.net> spoke:
    > ref:
    > http://www.derkeiler.com/Mailing-Lists/securityfocus/focus-ms/2002-12/0058.html
    >
    > No security experience here, but I am a cautious, new user of XP Pro.
    > In exploring ways to secure the OS, on a client machine, a note about
    > ways to hide UserNames through registry settings caught my attention. (
    > http://is-it-true.org/nt/xp/registry/rtips13.shtml ). Checking the
    > indicated registry key I found seven (7!) "hidden" users - more than I
    > am comfortable with. One of these is TsInternetUser. (NetShowServices

    http://www.scorpions.net/~fygrave/grab_winup.vbs -- will probably show you
    more users (and passwords) which you aren't aware of.

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