Re: Possible XP Security Hole - Remote Registry Access?

From: Roger Abell [MVP] (mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu)
Date: 11/01/02 

From: "Roger Abell [MVP]" <mvpNOSPAM@asu.edu>
Date: Thu, 31 Oct 2002 22:13:31 -0700

Have you considered turning on the built-in firewall ?

"SaffronFeathers" <SaffronFeathers@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:350001c28132$17002ab0$2ae2c90a@phx.gbl...
>
> referring to the following security bulletin:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?
> url=/technet/security/bulletin/ms00-040.asp
>
> Several times now, I have had my CPU usage suddenly spike
> to 100%. This is not related to number of open programs
> or open windows. It IS seemingly related to the fact that
> my winlogon.exe file is the sole energy hog, taking up 99%
> of that usuage.
>
> The problem is so extreme, response intervals for moving
> the mouse measured in long long seconds, for anything
> else, measured in minutes, and not even enough power left
> to even log off, forcing me to manually reboot the machine.
>
> The one constant demoninator in WHEN this happens is when
> I am online. I have been stalked by a persistant hacker
> who has made my previous machines part of his remote
> administrative network, where he has full administrative
> permissions on my machine.
>
> When I bought my computer, not realizing how he
> always "found me", I made the initial mistake of giving my
> computer the same name I called my last computer ---
> almost immediately he was deleting downloads from my
> desktop, moving things around, etc. I reinstalled XP
> several times, changed my computer name, and was thinking
> I was out of the woods, but now this has kept happening
> over the last 24 hours.
>
> So I have this seemingly bizarre thing happening, me
> wondering if my motherboard or processor is defective and
> failing, but I came here first.... and the ONLY DataBase
> of Knowledge article which -seems- to explain it is this
> previously discovered security hole in WindowsNT. Since
> there are great similarities in the two, NT and XP, I am
> asking here if anyone can make something of this.
>
> Thank you,
> SaffronFeathers
>
>

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