Re: Bo$Gus?

From: Malke (invalid_at_not-real.com)
Date: 09/06/05


Date: Tue, 06 Sep 2005 11:47:59 -0700

jesse.cadd@gmail.com wrote:

> I'm getting this rather strange security event log failure audit:
>
> 680,AUDIT FAILURE,Security,Sun Sep 04 13:32:01 2005,NT
> AUTHORITY\SYSTEM,Logon attempt by:
> MICROSOFT_AUTHENTICATION_PACKAGE_V1_0 Logon account: Bo$Gus
> Source Workstation: XXX-XXXXX Error Code: 0xC0000064
>
> I haven't been able to find any reference to Bo$Gus as a "standard"
> service account or anything but I thought I'd check here to see if
> anyone knows anything about it...
>
> }-]

It sure sounds like someone calling himself Bo$Gus ("Bogus"?) has tried
to log onto your system. Since we don't know anything about your
system, your network, or your security, that's all I can say about it.
Maybe someone else has seen something like this before.

Malke

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