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RE: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox
From: "Todd Towles" <toddtowles () brookshires com>
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 14:40:33 -0600
If you are on the box, having changed the name of the Admin is useless. Naming doesn't safe you from a lot...a simple registry pull in Windows will get you all the hashed passwords.
-----Original Message----- From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of Jeremy Davis Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 8:40 PM To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com Subject: Re: [in] Re: [Full-disclosure] IE is just as safe as FireFox Are you able to change root's name in nix? Why not if the answer is no? (Things would break right? UID 0?) Knowing the account name is two-thirds of the battle. In windows it's fairly easy to change the admin name. Not a professional here just curious... J On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 17:13:36 -0500, valdis.kletnieks () vt edu <valdis.kletnieks () vt edu> wrote:On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:12:31 EST, "Crotty, Edward" said:I'm not a Win based guy (troll?) - Un*x here - and even Iwas offended by #1.There is such a thing as "runas" for Windows.Yes, but is *the main design* of the system "run as amortal, and usethe 'runas' for those things that need more"? Or is the *main design* "We'll just elect the first user as Administrator, and include 'runas' in case somebody wantsto Do It The Right Way"?_______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- RE: Windows user privileges Phillip R. Paradis (Nov 23)
- RE: Windows user privileges joe (Nov 21)
- Re: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox devis (Nov 21)
- RE: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox Phillip R. Paradis (Nov 23)
- Re: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox devis (Nov 21)
- Re: [in] Re: IE is just as safe as FireFox GuidoZ (Nov 20)
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