I don't know if this has been mentioned yet but below is a link that should be of some help. http://is-it-true.org/nt/atips/atips2.shtml
-Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jimi Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 5:19 PM Subject: RE: About default sharing folders in Windows > ><SNIP> > > > >I believe there might be a way in the registry to remove the > >administrative shares altogether, but whether there is or isn't you need > >to make sure you have strong passwords for the administrator account and > >you should assign a strong password to the Guest account even if you > >keep the account disabled. > </SNIP> > > I strongly suggest renaming the local Administrator and Guest account > to something that is not easily guessed at. In addition, you should > probably create "dummy" accounts named "Administrator" and "Guest" > that have no rights/no group memberships and are disabled. Monitor > the dummy accounts closely for log in attempts. > > If you machines are going to be exposed to the Internet, you will > have to hack the registry to remove the all the default shares. > Technet has several fine articles on this. > -- > Thanks, > > Ms. Jimi Thompson, CISSP, Rev. > > "Those who are too smart to engage in politics are punished by being > governed by those who are dumber." --Plato > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
