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Old September 27th 09, 02:43 AM posted to microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support
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Default Scheduled Tasks and passwords

On Sat, 26 Sep 2009 17:41:09 -0700 (PDT)
Jose wrote:

This is not in my list, but sounds interesting, but also threatening -
here's why from a Google search:

http://www.derkeiler.com/Newsgroups/...4-08/2498.html

There are other results that read to the effect that it opens a wide
hole in your security where a remote user/malware, FTP sites, Telnet,
Terminal Services, etc. may connect to your machine over the Internet
- they don't need a password either! Microsoft documentation doesn't
even want to talk about it. So why is it there?!

Even the NT_AUTHORITY method has a little eeeew factor to it, but it
is okay for me here and sometimes people don't go for the more
sensible options and insist on no passwords. I think there is some
other way that is more convoluted, so I don't even have it in my notes
- too messy. I would rather try to think of ways to do things without
circumventing security.

I don't use STs or JKdefrag, but that product has a WWW page and about
halfway down they talk about using a ST:

http://kessels.biz/JkDefrag/

Good find though - I know more now than I did.


Thanks for the help. I didn't know about the defrag's later versions or
name change.

Gene

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