Windows XP RC2

From: Dino (slayer67@apk.net)
Date: 08/20/01 

Message-ID: <007201c12964$00c3b9a0$0500a8c0@ss810>
From: "Dino" <slayer67@apk.net>
To: <vuln-dev@securityfocus.com>
Subject: Windows XP RC2
Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 06:36:41 -0400

Well I am not sure if you would consider this a bug, incident, monitoring or
a feature, but in Windows XP RC2 that we loaded this weekend
I noticed that M$ has Network Time Client built to keep correct time.

This is good so that we do not have to grab a 3rd party app and install it,
but what is disturbing is take a guess as to what the "default" Time Server
that gets used???

time.windows.com !!!

Well for every install M$ can monitor/track who is running XP that has a Net
connection.
Yes you can simply pick another like my favorite
"time-a.timefreq.bldrdoc.gov" and all is well, but that average user wont
know this and may not even care, but they should ;)

If your real paranoid one can think well if the NTP is using
time.windows.com what is stopping M$ from having some hidden app that can be
communicated to once they grab the IP that queries their time server?!

Thanks for listening

Dino

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