Re: [EC-SA-01.2003] Windows XP "welcome screen" exposes the names of all the members of the local administrators group

From: Andrew G. Tereschenko (secure.bugtraqat_private)
Date: Fri Mar 07 2003 - 16:45:06 PST

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    > Direct solution: 
> No direct solution at this time.
> 
>  
> Workaround:
> Avoid using the welcome screen and use only the normal logon screen.
> 

http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_wel_screen.htm
or 
http://www.google.com/search?q=%2BSpecialAccounts+%2BWindows+%2BXP

Wellknown and supported way to remove/hide users from Welcome screen.

Also I would like to note that there is a flaw in your report.
Any user can retrive lists or users and shares in default configuration 
for NT4 and W2K using "null sessions". XP has some changes.
This was already discussed  in
http://cert.uni-stuttgart.de/archive/focus-ms/2002/03/msg00088.html

Just wanna everything will be clear,
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Andrew G. Tereschenko
TAG Software Research Lab
Odessa, Ukraine

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