Re: which virus I've got:Everyone is allowed to change administrator's password!

From: NoSpam (Nospam@forme.com)
Date: 01/13/03 

From: "NoSpam" <Nospam@forme.com>
Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2003 15:41:46 -0500

You don't want to delete the Everyone account, you just want to remove it
from your Administrators Group.

I am not aware of any virus that puts the Everyone Group in the
Administrators Group.

"Benson" <TellMeIfUWant2ContactMe@AvoidEmailGarbage.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.188d4efe97739f0d989682@news.cn99.com...
> My OS is win2000 advanced server with sp3 integrated.
>
>
> Today when I opened ACTIVE DIRECTORY USER AND COMPUTER,
> I suddenly found that there is a user named Everyone
> in SECURITY option of my administrator account, and it's
> allowed to change password! This means that everyone can
> change the password of my administrator account!
>
>
> After disconnected my internet connection immediately, I
> deleted the Everyone account. But several minutes later,
> the Everyone account appeared in the same place again. No
> matter how many times I deleted it, it always recovered
> very soon.
>
>
> I ran Norton AntiVirus, but found nothing.
>
>
> And I found that all users in Administrators group have the
> same problem!
>
>
> Am I hacked by Trojan horse? Or am I infected by virus?
>
>
> Any comment is appreciated.

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