Re: Poor Security Measures Waste Time
- From: "FromTheRafters" <erratic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 14:42:34 -0400
Since you don't seem to want security anyway:
http://www.offensive-security.com/movies/vistahack/vistahack.html
"Ricue" <guest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hi, My story is complex please read it all before posting as my
literary
skills are lacking.
I was just your average guy with XP looking to upgrade so I got
the Vista Ultimate x32. I already knew that UAC while well meaning was
not effective, so I turned that off after about 5 minutes and 30
dialog
boxes. I also knew that Vista had the ability to download pretty much
anything even with the security center's updates set to OFF, via BITS
and wuaclt.exe. I saw evidence of this through Process Explorer. So I
thought to myself, OK I deal with it and turned both services off from
Process Explorer.
Then they came back. I also turned off the services in the
services.exe program, and they came back. They were not the only ones
using my PC for others gains, Windows Media Player (A program I do not
use) has several processes (wmpnscfg.exe and others not currently
visible in my procexp) which can take up as much as half of my
processor. I don't recall when exactly it happened but now when I try
to
kill the windows update service I receive an ACCESS DENIED dialog. The
same thing is appearing everywhere: in the registry, while trying to
open or delete files (I checked via process explorer, they were not in
use), and pretty much anywhere you may need administrator access.
I ran many different spyware and virus scanners, lately being
WinPatrol and PC Tools Spyware Doctor. And Once a month I let Windows
Updates have its way with my computer for security updates and
whatnot.
To my knowledge there is no virus or the like.
My first route to fix this problem was to go online, and see what
happened to other people. I found out about how Admin rights were not
admin rights, also I found out how to turn on the real admin
(active:yes). I thought that was it but even on the 'real' admin
account
I face the same troubles, I repeat none of my problems are solved.
My first successful fight against this ACCESS DENIED was when someone
wrote command-line that opened up the registry under System-level
rights. Apparently if you do it in system it gets done. WOOT.
*****Now how can I elevate my Admin with real admin rights to
System-level rights or something similar?*****
Note: in my attempts I have made several folders with new rights:
usually Everyone, Admins and my Account name in a desperate attempt to
gain access, maybe the conflicting rights is to blame but I know not
all
the places I have edited.
Note: My previous account from my XP appears in some rights lists as a
series of weird numbers, I originally thought the numbers were some
hacker but others have found it when an account becomes non-existent
such as mine.
--
Ricue
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