Account Unknown(S-1-15-3-65536-1888954469-739942743-1668119174-2468466756-4239452838-1296943325-355587736-700089176)

Anonymous
2022-10-31T10:36:40+00:00

So recently I updated Windows 11 to its latest 22H2 Version. I noticed that in the properties section of my C Drive, also in the security tab there is a user named "Account Unknown(S-1-15-3-65536-1888954469-739942743-1668119174-2468466756-4239452838-1296943325-355587736-700089176)

Now, my question is, is this user is associated with current version of windows? Because if I want to delete it, warning dialog occurs. And if this is any other problem, then how can I solve this?

Windows for home | Windows 11 | Windows update

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-04-06T15:17:26+00:00

    but is it normal? generally, this a/c never be seen upon using the pc over yrs. it be seen usually with issue on pc, like black screen . i just wonder why an a/c didn't appear but someday it just pop up and be seen?

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-04-13T19:26:05+00:00

    Hi Imran,

    I am Dave, I will help you with this.

    Windows creates hidden security accounts in the background of the operating system, they all begin with S-1-15-XXXX, all Windows systems have those accounts, they are used for administrative tasks like Windows Security, installing updates, file management...etc. those accounts are normal and rest assured you have nothing to worry about, you should never try to remove those hidden accounts.

    You cannot be serious? Are you joking!?!

    So you are tellimg me, Microsoft has created "back doors" into my OS for the purposes of modifying the OS without my knowledge? ( actually I already know that, but it does not make it secure, or correct practice.)

    Have you ever heard about Operating system security, OS security hardening methods, and secure account management baseline and best practices ?

    Have you ever applied security using Indetification and Authorization Control and Access Controls?

    If the system says a user account is "unknown", it is a security vulnerability waiting for exploitation by a hacker.

    Any account created externally without the owners knowledge is called AN EXPLOIT!

    Read and apply the Microsoft OS Security baseline best practices PLEASE!!

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/security/operating-system-security/device-management/windows-security-configuration-framework/windows-security-baselines

    Would you mind supplying me your bank account access information, I'm unknown to you and it is normal for you to give access your financial secure data to unknown entities. Sure, "nothing to worry about" ...

    User Accounts should be named specifically for their purpose - Admin permissions are created for that explicit purpose, and ADMIN's Jobs is user account management,

    You might want to READ and PRACTICE this NIST Guide to General Server Security: https://nvlpubs.nist.gov/nistpubs/legacy/sp/nistspecialpublication800-123.pdf

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-04-21T23:47:23+00:00

    Yeah dude. This madness is BUNK. I've been having "hacker" issues since Christmas when i discovered bitcoin mining operations on my PC. Lost a lot of crypto that day. Antivirus software did jack. I DON'T WANNA SEE AN "UNKNOWN" ACCOUNT ON MY PC; EVER. I'm STILL fighting it but it's near impossible; i'm not some kind hacker genius. Microsoft support has done NOTHING to help me, nor have the police, nor have the feds.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-06-01T19:04:12+00:00

    same i can move folder and files though bookmarked folders but i can dragand drop folder to like desktop/(insert folder name/file root/filename.txt) for a file to like desktop/(insert folder name/filename.txt) but i can send this file to desktop by bookmark perfectly and when i don't know if the admin unknown takes care if this sort of stuff but yeah in earlier builds i could easily do that and but now i can't do that but i can literally disable the windows search service (I think its called) and i can do it perfectly fine after but when i reboot or shutdown it always lead to the same bs like i'm talking about now

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-06-01T19:17:59+00:00

    at this point yes MICROSOFT FIX YOUR GOD DAMN BUG BEFORE REALSEING THEM YOU ARE LIKE WHAT $1B COMPANY AND YET YOU DON'T FIX BUGS BEFORE THE UPDATES ARE REALSED **** IS WRONG WITH THIS COMPANY LIKE IS YOUR PROGRAMMERS F*CKING LASY

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