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Re: user enumeration through RDP


From: "Ryan" <randomrhythm () rhythmengineering com>
Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2013 14:16:50 -0600

Microsoft Network Level Authentication (NLA) for RDP can also help defend against these "features" as it doesn't allow 
a full RDP connection until the user is authenticated.  

Ryan
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jeremy Pommerening 
  To: PaulDotCom Security Weekly Mailing List 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 3:27 PM
  Subject: Re: [Pauldotcom] user enumeration through RDP


  It still displays username unless you specifically tell it not to via GPO or local machine policy.  Interactive 
Logon: "Do not display last user name" Enable or Disable.

  Jeremy Pommerening
  CISSP,GCFA,GPEN,GAWN,GCFW, GWAPT,
  MCSE Win2K, MCSE NT4


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  From: Michael Salmon <lonestarr13 () gmail com>
  To: PaulDotCom Security Weekly Mailing List <pauldotcom () mail pauldotcom com> 
  Sent: Tuesday, April 23, 2013 1:47 PM
  Subject: Re: [Pauldotcom] user enumeration through RDP



  Does RDP on Windows 7 still give the logged in username?  Working with W7 I haven't seen it anymore but it may be 
that it's been disabled in my environment and I didn't realize it.



  On Tue, Apr 23, 2013 at 1:18 PM, Carlos Perez <carlos_perez () darkoperator com> wrote:

    No clue on that 


    On Apr 23, 2013, at 12:32 PM, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org> wrote:



      On Apr 23, 2013 5:07 PM, "Carlos Perez" <carlos_perez () darkoperator com> wrote:
      >
      > This was what I was alluding to  
      > http://www.tenable.com/blog/nessus-52-released
      >
      > Nessus will now grab VNC and RDP Screenshots 
      Looks pretty cool. Any chance of building in character recognition in to read the active user?
      Robin
      > Sent from my iPhone
      >
      > On Apr 23, 2013, at 3:29 AM, Matt <matt () fireantsecurity co uk> wrote:
      >
      >> If you are at BSidesLondon tomorrow we can chat then.
      >>
      >>
      >> Sent from my iPhone
      >>
      >> On 21 Apr 2013, at 23:05, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org> wrote:
      >>
      >>> On 18 April 2013 15:36, Matt <matt () fireantsecurity co uk> wrote:
      >>>>
      >>>> You can do more than that. Can't say much more but RDP has some useful "features" that can be leveraged to 
gain a higher level of access if you know your way round windows api.
      >>>>
      >>>
      >>> Pointers to any info? I don't know much about the windows API but might be worth looking at.
      >>>  
      >>>>
      >>>> Sent from my iPhone
      >>>>
      >>>> On 18 Apr 2013, at 01:36, Robin Wood <robin () digininja org> wrote:
      >>>>
      >>>> > I've just noticed a nice little trick for user enumeration. The client I'm testing has RDP on almost every 
windows machine and when you connect to them, if there is a user already connected they tell you who it is. Luckily 
here most of them do have someone logged in. It is a manual job but has got me a nice little stash of usernames which 
is good as all my usual techniques failed. Of extra lucky, by naming and subnets I know which the servers are so I'm 
assuming users connected to them are either admins or at least have more privileges than a normal user.
      >>>> >
      >>>> > Thought others might find it useful.
      >>>> >
      >>>> > Robin
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