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RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K
From: "Simon Taplin" <simont () lantic net>
Date: Tue, 4 Feb 2003 22:26:35 +0200
Hello Ahaly As an admin working in a uni enviroment, I have seen this before. It depends on what the admins have set up. Some accounts may be Part of the Power Users group which gives them rights to install for that user only. Your's might be part of the more restricted Users group. Also, some progs let you install, and then reboot the machine, and when you log back in, ask for the Administrator account to finish the install but if you press cancel, still work. NExt reason is that some apps might not need Administrator access to install. Last possible reason, - your fellow students have gotten hold of an Administrator password. Simon Quote of the day: Systems Administration is the kind of job that nobody notices if you're doing it well. People only take notice of their systems when they're not working. -----Original Message----- From: ahaly () softhome net [mailto:ahaly () softhome net] Sent: 02 February 2003 01:38 To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Unwanted programs on Win2K Hey, This question is not from an admin but a end-user. I am doing my studies in a big university and we have many Win2K machines in our labs and library. Sometimes I find applications like Yahoo and MSN Messenger installed on these machines. I have also sometimes seen things like Kazaa. Technically these are not supposed to be there. As in only the apps that are installed by admins are supposed to be there and the above mentioned apps are not part of the admin list of apps. When I try to install an application, I get an error saying that I dont have privileges. I know I dont have privileges but there is someone out there who has found a way to bypass the restrictions. Question: How can someone bypass restrictions in Win2k to install software when he doesnt have proper privileges? Reason for asking question: If someone can install Kazaa, someone can also install a keyreader or something like that. Maybe I am paranoid, but everytime I login, maybe I am telling someone - hey, this is my passwrd. Ahaly --- This email has been scanned by AVG Anti-Virus Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.449 / Virus Database: 251 - Release Date: 2003/01/27
Current thread:
- Unwanted programs on Win2K ahaly (Feb 03)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Simon Taplin (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Tim V - DZ (Feb 05)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- 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)