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Re: Windows XP / 2K3 Default Users
From: Joey Peloquin <joeyp () cotse net>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 15:37:46 -0500
s-williams () nyc rr com wrote:
Hello list this might be an easy question to answer but have anyone been sucessful in using windows built in default accounts when doing a password audit. I
know most
xp machines has (help assitant and support_xxxxxxxx). Is their a default
list out
there some where with various vendor OS passwords, or a way to figure out the password for these accounts. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
You can try to crack them through normal means, but it'd likely be a futile act since a) they are randomized and *extremely* complex (as far as I recall) and b) even my ~13 year old knows to restrict these accounts. There are clueless admins out there though, so, *shrug*. -jp ------------------------------------------------------------------------ This List Sponsored by: Cenzic Need to secure your web apps? Cenzic Hailstorm finds vulnerabilities fast. Click the link to buy it, try it or download Hailstorm for FREE. http://www.cenzic.com/products_services/download_hailstorm.php?camp=701600000008bOW ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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- Windows XP / 2K3 Default Users s-williams (Oct 25)
- Re: Windows XP / 2K3 Default Users Joey Peloquin (Oct 26)
- RE: Windows XP / 2K3 Default Users ep (Oct 26)
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- Re: Windows XP / 2K3 Default Users Machiavel (Oct 28)
- Re: Windows XP / 2K3 Default Users pand0ra (Oct 28)
- Re: Windows XP / 2K3 Default Users Joey Peloquin (Oct 26)
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- Re: Windows XP / 2K3 Default Users Thor (Hammer of God) (Oct 30)
- Re: Windows XP / 2K3 Default Users Brendan Dolan-Gavitt (Oct 31)
- Re: Windows XP / 2K3 Default Users Lee Lawson (Oct 31)
- Re: Windows XP / 2K3 Default Users Thor (Hammer of God) (Oct 31)