Re: Defualt C$ Share

From: George Hester (hesterloli_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/29/05

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    I was going to say that but A++ couldn't argue with that. 

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George Hester
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"Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
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So much for A+ certifications.  This is not true.  The $ indicates an
Administrative share, and they are created by default on all Windows 2000/XP
machines. Any user with the Administrator credentials on the machine can
access these shares.
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"Micah E." <mpezzell@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> No, an administrator will have to first define the C drive to be shared,
> either through logon script, with an answer file during install, or if the
> admin used an image.
>
> If an admin did do this, most likely you will not have any rights to
install
> any apps or even be able to access a server in a client/server
environment.
>
> Even if you are not an admin, you will know that this share exists. And
this
> is not a "built in share" on windows XP. Sharing the C drive must be
> defined, it is not automatic.
>
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> Micah E.
> A+ Cert.
>
>
> "SethGecko" <sethgecko@webmail.co.za> wrote in message
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>> Hi All
>>
>> I know that if one is on a network then it is possible for the
>> "Administrator" to \\computername\C$ and see your whole drive
>> due to the built in share on windows XP.
>>
>> I would like to know if there is any way that one can detect whether this
>> has been done if one suspects it.
>> Is there any spyware or related software that I can install to track if
>> this
>> is being done ?
>> Is there any way in the server environemnt where it is logged ?
>> Is there anything at all i can do on my PC to see if it was accessed in
>> this
>> way.
>>
>> Any help would be appreciated !
>>
>>
>> Thanks !
>>
>>
>
>
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