A tester has limited rights on a Windows system and wants to discover accounts that might have higher privileges without creating excessive noise. Which approach is more reliable for uncovering the local accounts?
Browse shared folders to locate stored credentials
Capture network data to identify login-related activity
Use a script to identify account names based on system responses
Run an internal console command that lists local user and group details
Leveraging a built-in Windows console command to gather local user and group details is both discreet and avoids patterns that security tools recognize. A script that probes account names repeatedly creates notable activity. Browsing shared folders may reveal credentials, but it rarely delivers a complete user listing. Capturing network traffic can generate suspicion and might overlook inactive accounts that do not appear on the network often.
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