SUPPORT_388945a0 account in Group Policies on Windows XP

[Aaron]

I was checking the group policies on a Windows XP Pro system and under
the local computer policy, windows settings, security settings, local
policiess, user rights assignment, deny access to this computer from the
network the setting was only "SUPPORT_388945a0". It also showed up
under Deny Logon Locally and Log on as a Batch Job. Is this account a
legitimate account used only internally by WinXP or is there something
else going on here? Thanks in advance for your help.

Aaron
(please remove the first and last words before the @ from the email
address to get my real email address)

 

[Ken Wickes [MSFT]]

I do believe that is the Remote Assistance account.

 

[Cary Polen [MSFT]]

Close, but not quite. This account is created by the Help and Support
Center. It was designed for use in the Help and Support Center when using
visitng Microsoft Support. I don't know if they actually make use of it
though. If they do use it, it is automatically enabled by the HSC when
needed and immediately disabled when the session is done. If you never use
HSC's online MS support option it will never get used.

By default it is created with the absoulte minimum of priveleges, as you
have noticed.
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Cary Polen [MSFT]
Windows Shell Team
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I do believe that is the Remote Assistance account.

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Ken Wickes [MSFT]
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights.

I was checking the group policies on a Windows XP Pro system and under
the local computer policy, windows settings, security settings, local
policiess, user rights assignment, deny access to this computer from the
network the setting was only "SUPPORT_388945a0". It also showed up
under Deny Logon Locally and Log on as a Batch Job. Is this account a
legitimate account used only internally by WinXP or is there something
else going on here? Thanks in advance for your help.

Aaron
(please remove the first and last words before the @ from the email
address to get my real email address)