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RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K
From: Tim Donahue <TDonahue () haynesconstruction com>
Date: Mon, 3 Feb 2003 14:08:51 -0500
I recommend the book Hacking Windows 2000 Exposed (ISBN 0072192623) it is an book that covers many vunerabilites on a Windows 2000 based computer. Tim Donahue
-----Original Message----- From: ahaly () softhome net [mailto:ahaly () softhome net] Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 6:38 PM 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 don't have privileges. I know I don't 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 doesn't 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
Current thread:
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K, (continued)
- 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)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Mike Heitz (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Simon Taplin (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Chris Berry (Feb 05)
- Re: Unwanted programs on Win2K Meritt James (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K H C (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K James Kelly (Feb 06)
- Re: Unwanted programs on Win2K Gedi (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Tim Donahue (Feb 05)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Tim Donahue (Feb 07)
- RE: Unwanted programs on Win2K Harris Samuel W PORT (Feb 04)