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Date: Thu Dec  1 06:58:01 2005
From: raoul at elforsoft.com (Raoul Nakhmanson-Kulish)
Subject: Support_388945a0 account in Win XP/2003

Hello, Aditya Deshmukh!

On 01.12.2005 8:14 you wrote:

> That is a "help and support account" that you should disable.
> Also set very long random password and forget it.
I prefer simply delete it. Good choice?

But I heard a rumours that this account can be activated remotely 
without user's aware decision and used for Remote Assistance (e.g. 
capturing a screen and even controlling input).

-- 
Regards,
Raoul Nakhmanson-Kulish,
Elfor Soft Ltd.,
IT Department

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