FW: [Malvern] Horror story.

[Ian Pascoe]

Hi Geoff

The Remote Access you refer to is in built in both XP and Vista but M$ is
only using it in Vista due to this new OSOS's improved security
functionality.

Oh, and yes they can do it easily as it's all done through the OS key you
use to register the system.

But of course it is not used to monitor the way you use your system like AoL
does / did; no, not at all ....

Ian

Ian
-----Original Message-----
From: malvern-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk
[mailto:malvern-bounces at mailman.lug.org.uk]On Behalf Of Geoff Bagley
Sent: 30 March 2007 14:19
To: Malvern at mailman.lug.org.uk
Subject: [Malvern] Horror story.


I have been told that a guy in Malvern recently had a problem with his
Windows,
though I can not be sure whether XP or Vista.  Furthermore, I do not yet
have any
details of the exact nature of his problem.

However,  he got onto a help-line,  presumably one of M$'s,  where a
very nice Indian
gentleman listened to his story,  and then  said "OK , that should be
fixed now."

Seemingly, this guy had remotely logged into his machine,  and sorted
out the trouble !

Presumably,  there was an official backdoor.

I guess that as well as M$, some intelligence agencies,  including
foreign ones,  also enjoy such privileges.

Does any-one have any info on this ?

I don't think I mean  the last demo at Message Labs the other week, or
do I ?

Any info is of interest.

Geoff.

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