RE: About default sharing folders in Windows

Correct me if I'm wrong, but as I know, you can't delete the built in accounts on W2k.
Thus, the best way to improve security is renaming those accounts and creating dummy ones.

Guilherme

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From: stephen at unix dot za dot net [mailto:stephen@unix.za.net] Sent: Wednesday, 4 de June de 2003 6:24 AM To: dave
Cc: security-basics@securityfocus.com
Subject: RE: About default sharing folders in Windows

how about deleting the admininistrator account (killing that sid) recreating a new account, redoing the privileges for that account, and adding the new username to the administrator or appropriate group.

then 'hack the registry' :D

then you should be left with a box with no default shares, administrator/guest default accounts are non-existant, and the new ones have new SIDs.

that a possible solution?

oh yeh, this is my first post :D

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On Tue, 3 Jun 2003, dave wrote:

> It is best to "disable" the built in administrator account.


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