Re: Account "Support"

From: Franz Staffel (fstaffel@dke.univie.ac.at)
Date: 11/06/02 

From: "Franz Staffel" <fstaffel@dke.univie.ac.at>
Date: Wed, 6 Nov 2002 09:59:32 +0100

There is one thing to on this pcs ... you canīt get on them from network. In
the local security policy the entry "allow access from network" is changend
to this user "Support" only. This make problems if you want to use a local
printer on this pc over network.

LG
Franz

"Charles Otstot" <saries@nc.rr.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:O9g3W#MhCHA.2460@tkmsftngp09...
> I doubt seriously any store would create such an account. A given IT staff
> may have created it, but in the event they did not:
> I saw servers at a customer site in the U.S. with this specific account
> created, with the specific description. The boxes had been hacked and the
> account created by the intruder. We never did find any specific trojans or
> backdoors, however, I'd feel certain they had been left somewhere. The
boxes
> were rebuilt and properly hardened, but it was an expensive lesson for the
> client.
>
> Charlie
>
> "sms admin (real name david manor)" <notlikely@you.com> wrote in message
> news:ufnBWtMhCHA.1960@tkmsftngp11...
> > it's more likely been put there by the IT staff at your company, or the
> > store where you bought your pc, if it's a home system.
> >
> > "Franz Staffel" <fstaffel@dke.univie.ac.at> wrote in message
> > news:3dc7bcaf$0$8796$3b214f66@news.univie.ac.at...
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > is there anybody, who knows the account "Support" member of
> > "administrators"
> > > with the description "Built-in account for providing help services" in
> > > windows nt/2k?
> > >
> > > I donīt find very much about this. I think it is used by a backdoor or
> > > trojan horse.
> > >
> > > LG
> > > Franz
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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