From Leo's mailbag:
> From: A Computer User
> Sent: July 3, 2008
> To: Ask Leo!
> Subject: IS the ASP.net user account safe?
>
> Leo,
> I'm using a Toshiba Satellite Notebook and running Windows XP Home
> (SP3). Just by chance, I went to ''users accounts'' to reset my
> Windows login password. To my great surprise I found another ''user
> account'' under the name: ASP.net Machine A Limited Account Password
> Protected. I know this has got something to do with the Microsoft .NET
> Framedwork and Automatic Updates, and probably isn't something
> malicious - or is it? Can I delete it? should I delete it? also, why
> does it need a user account (albeit limited), to begin with?
I wouldn't touch it. :-)
It's not malicious, and you're quite right, it's used by the .NET
framework. I believe it's a security measure to limit the access
of programs that run using .NET, or to provide services that .NET
requires.
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Thanks for asking,
Leo Notenboom
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