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From: jan.muenther at nruns.com (Jan Muenther)
Subject: [lists] Terminal Server vulnerabilities

> There are ways to find out the usernames that are admin they begin with 500_
> ( do a Google search if you want )
> 
> Any script kiddy worth his salt will tell u this... So this one is off
> because renaming admin account will only be security thru obscurity witch is
> not good for the internet...

It's also only possible when you've got NetBIOS/CIFS open to the Internet, 
which is something even worse on the Internet. Even though the SID/RID of the
administrator can be determined remotely under these conditions, I'd
still recommend the renaming of the account as a standard hardening procedure. 

And fwiw, the fact that a security safeguard can be overcome is not a reason to
completely disregard it. With this argumentation, you could sell your firewalls.

Cheers, j.