I recommend the book Hacking Windows 2000 Exposed (ISBN 0072192623) it is an book that covers many vunerabilites on a Windows 2000 based computer.
Tim Donahue > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 6:38 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Unwanted programs on Win2K > > > > > Hey, > > > > This question is not from an admin but a end-user. I am doing > my studies > > in a big university and we have many Win2K machines in our labs and > > library. > > > > Sometimes I find applications like Yahoo and MSN Messenger > installed on > > these machines. I have also sometimes seen things like Kazaa. > Technically > > these are not supposed to be there. As in only the apps that > are installed > > by admins are supposed to be there and the above mentioned > apps are not > > part of the admin list of apps. When I try to install an > application, I > > get an error saying that I don't have privileges. I know I don't have > > privileges but there is someone out there who has found a way > to bypass > > the restrictions. > > > > Question: How can someone bypass restrictions in Win2k to > install software > > when he doesn't have proper privileges? > > Reason for asking question: If someone can install Kazaa, > someone can also > > install a keyreader or something like that. > > Maybe I am paranoid, but everytime I login, maybe I am > telling someone - > > hey, this is my passwrd. > > > > > > Ahaly >
