RE: [unisog] Re: Port 109 Mystery

From: Patrick R. Sweeney (patswat_private)
Date: Sat Mar 15 2003 - 10:35:21 PST

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    For clarification, third-party GINAs don't normally replace MSGINA.DLL.
    They are usually a separate file referenced in the registry, e.g.
    NWGINA.DLL for netware's 32-bit client.
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: David Moisan [mailto:dmoisanat_private] 
    Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 11:21 PM
    To: incidentsat_private
    Subject: Re: [unisog] Re: Port 109 Mystery
    
    
    At 09:01 AM 3/13/2003 -0500, Buck Buchanan wrote:
    
    >Since fport normally does not display the "\??\" prefix, I am wondering
    
    >if this might be a clue to how winlogon.exe was run.
    
    Winlogon is a native process (as opposed to a Win32 process).  It runs 
    early in the boot process.  As someone else noted, the path you saw is
    normal.
    
    It *does* have a DLL, MSGINA.DLL;  this gets the logon info from the
    user 
    for Winlogon.  It's designed so that third-parties can use, say, a 
    biometric MSGINA in place of the usual prompt.
    
    Next question is if it's possible for MSGINA to be co-opted?
    
    "Inside Windows 2000" is the best investment any Windows admin can make,
    
    next to the RK.
    
    Take care,
    
    Dave
    
    David Moisan, N1KGH   ARES/SKYWARN             dmoisanat_private
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