Title

The built-in administrator account has not been renamed. (Cat II impact)

Discussion

The built-in administrator account is a well known account. Renaming the account to an unidentified name improves the protection of this account and the system.

Check Content

Analyze the system using the Security Configuration and Analysis snap-in. Expand the Security Configuration and Analysis tree view. Navigate to Local Policies -> Security Options. If the value for “Accounts: Rename administrator account” is not set to a value other than “Administrator”, then this is a finding.

Fix Text

Configure the system to rename the built-in administrator account.

Additional Identifiers

Rule ID: SV-28997r1_rule

Vulnerability ID: V-1115

Group Title: Rename Built-in Administrator Account

Expert Comments

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