New Security Vunurability for Windows XP

Bazooka_Joe · **New Security Vunurability for Windows XP -** 02-20-2003, 11:13 AM

This wouldn't apply really to home users as much as coporate users, or even a PC lab at a facility/school.

[quote:ae2fa]An anonymous reader writes "Access to a Windows 2000 CD is all that is needed to bypass all (well, most) Windows XP security features. An attacker can boot up XP and start the Windows 2000 Recovery Console which allows them to operate as any user, even Administrator, without requiring them to enter a password. This method even allows someone to copy files to removable media, something which normally the Administrator can't even do in the Recovery Console." [/quote:ae2fa]

So basically, you can become an administrator of any machine with just a W2K CD. And I always wondered why my school had 2Ghz boxes with Win98 on them. hake:

cameltoe · 02-21-2003, 12:41 AM

lol i have to try this at my school sometime

guarnere · 02-21-2003, 12:44 AM

haha, Camel, if you do it at school, be carefull....I was blamed for crashing the network at school...and was brought in to the 'office' where an investigator was sitting...so they put me on his right side, so I could see the Glock...lol...way to make me feel better eh? but, I was young and scared...and of course I didnt do it...but I made a few programs that werent really good to have, and got in trouble for that...but, they found out who did it...and he was out 30,000$ so...be careful what u do once ur in buddy...lol angel:

cameltoe · 02-21-2003, 12:46 AM

what kind of programs did you write?

guarnere · 02-21-2003, 12:47 AM

Since every computer was jacked out so you couldnt get access to the C:\ Drive, i made a program to open the C: drive, and do other stuff, it was pretty cool, they deleted it though...those bastards...haha

cameltoe · 02-21-2003, 12:52 AM

yea they use fortress on our school comps, man it would be really nice to just uninstall it from every comp

Old Reliable · 02-21-2003, 12:53 AM

why the hell do you wanna mess with a school computer, when you have one at home? oOo:

cameltoe · 02-21-2003, 12:55 AM

play games and shit during class..

Bazooka_Joe · 02-21-2003, 09:42 AM

If my school had XP when I was in, shit I would of done this. I would of loved fauking with all the admin controls. biggrin:

WeeMan · 02-21-2003, 07:55 PM

id hack into the grading system and gime all A's and B's
this is possible, because at my school if the computer messes up thats the grade ur allowed to have evil: evil: evil:

Old Reliable · 02-21-2003, 08:02 PM

you are such a dumbass because you will get a's and b's and then go to college and fail...way to go!