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RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K
From: "Chris Berry" <compjma () hotmail com>
Date: Tue, 04 Feb 2003 13:52:20 -0800
From: Gedi <gediintheuk () yahoo co uk> There are many ways to do get the result you want. However, the easiest is to crack the .SAM file. The .SAM file is locked under operating running conditions. If your admins are usless you may be lucky and find a backup copy in the repair folder (c:\WINNT\repair)
Haven't heard of this one before. I have a SAM file in C:\winnt\repair but the permissions look ok, pretty much only the admin can get in there. I read a few NT webpages that say the solution to this security hole is to change the permissions. Does this mean I'm safe after all, or do I have a vulnerability here? (I'm using win2k)
Chris Berry compjma () hotmail com Systems Administrator JM Associates"For Sys Admins paranoia isn't a mental health problem, its a marketable job skill."
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- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K, (continued)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Simon Taplin (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Tim V - DZ (Feb 05)
- re: Unwanted programs on Win2K H C (Feb 04)
- re: Unwanted programs on Win2K Jeremy Gaddis (Feb 06)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Gedi (Feb 04)
- Re: Unwanted programs on Win2K Kamran Muzaffer (Feb 05)
- Re: Unwanted programs on Win2K Pez Mohr (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K dave (Feb 06)
- Re: Unwanted programs on Win2K Kamran Muzaffer (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Simon Taplin (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Harris Samuel W PORT (Feb 04)
- Re: Unwanted programs on Win2K Meritt James (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Chris Berry (Feb 04)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Mike Heitz (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Simon Taplin (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Chris Berry (Feb 05)
- Re: Unwanted programs on Win2K Meritt James (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K H C (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K James Kelly (Feb 06)
- Re: Unwanted programs on Win2K Gedi (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Tim Donahue (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Tim Donahue (Feb 07)