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Jeff
What are the "hidden" admin shares in XP Home and how are they a security
risk?
risk?
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From http://www.chicagotech.net/winxphome.htm#Can I disable Simple File Sharing
My XP Home Edition does not automatically create any special shared ($) folders.
A: Because of security implications, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition does
not automatically create the drive letter$, or Admin$ special shared folders.
Take a risk... try googling it on your own
My XP Home Edition does not automatically create any special shared ($) folders.
A: Because of security implications, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition does
not automatically create the drive letter$, or Admin$ special shared folders.
Take a risk... try googling it on your own
J
Jan Peter Stotz
Jeff said:What are the "hidden" admin shares in XP Home and how are they a security
risk?
They can only be a security risk if you have administrative accounts with a
simple password set (that can be guessed by an attacker). If your
administrative account do not have a password set they can not be used to
access these resources from a remote machine.
Jan
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David H. Lipman
From: "Jeff" <[email protected]>
| What are the "hidden" admin shares in XP Home and how are they a security
| risk?
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They are such shares as C$, D$, etc.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
Double click on AutoShareServer and set it to 0 to disable it for a server.
Double click on AutoShareWks and set it to 0 to disable it for a
workstation.
If the entries are not present, Add Value of type REG_DWORD. The Range is 0
(disable) or 1 (enable - the default).
| What are the "hidden" admin shares in XP Home and how are they a security
| risk?
|
| --
|
| (e-mail address removed)
|
They are such shares as C$, D$, etc.
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\LanmanServer\Parameters
Double click on AutoShareServer and set it to 0 to disable it for a server.
Double click on AutoShareWks and set it to 0 to disable it for a
workstation.
If the entries are not present, Add Value of type REG_DWORD. The Range is 0
(disable) or 1 (enable - the default).