Re: Windows 2000 - Invites you

From: pablo gietz (pablo.gietz_at_nuevobersa.com.ar)
Date: 08/11/03

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    Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 11:52:07 -0300
To: JM <jm@mindless.com>

    JM:
    Kids don't know how to chage password, and are running with restricted user.

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    JM wrote:

    > How old are your kids, maybe not so innocent eh?
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    > You probably setup W2000 with all the default options, so have IIS
    > running on there, with unpatched vulnerabilities.
    >
    >
    >
    > Check the event log that may give you some info! If not.......
    >
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    >
    > If you have not done too much work, on the machine, start again,
    > install with no default options, and then add what you need as you go
    > along, check MS Security guidelines for setting up that machine.
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    >
    > If you have done a lot of work, I still think you should maybe ack
    > this up, and rebuild from scratch. OR, check for Trojans, viruses etc
    > with one of the freeware scanners.
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    > Also, if the kids were using an account with admin rights, they can
    > change whatever passwords they want, so maybe restrict them down to a
    > user account after all the apps they need are installed.
    >
    >
    >
    > Cheers
    > 

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Pablo A. C. Gietz
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