XP HOME??? I am not talking about XP home.
-----Original Message----- From: Shawn McMahon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, September 18, 2004 10:07 AM To: Michael Wilson, Contractor Cc: Chris Norton; Michael Scheidell; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Vulnerability in IBM Windows XP: default hidden Administrator account allows local Administrator access On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 at 03:08:34PM -0500, Michael Wilson, Contractor said: > > It is most likely the Vendor Install Customization that has caused this > issue, as true enough, most vendor installs force you to pick an > administrator password before using the system. If the account is hidden, > then it is definitely IBM's doing as I have never seen a Windows install > where the administrator account could not be seen under the accounts tab. Averatec laptop installs of XP Home have it hidden; you have to boot in Safe Mode to add a password. The documentation that specifies this is a Microsoft product, so I suspect it's the same with other installs of Home, but I have only left the packaged install of XP Home on one machine ever, so I am not at all sure of this. -- Shawn McMahon | Let's set the record straight. There is no argument EIV Consulting | over the choice between peace and war, but there is UNIX and Linux | only one guaranteed way you can have peace - and you http://www.eiv.com | can have it in the next second - surrender. - Reagan _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
