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    How to Clean Account Unknown SID

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by mite_jan, Dec 19, 2012.

  1. mite_jan

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    in many folders i see Unknown Accounts (SIDs) on folders and files that have permissions and stay there after i have reinstalled Windows
    so is there any software that can search for all unknown sids and delete them ?

    i am aware that there is a software from Microsoft called subinacl but this can clean just in Domain environment ?
    i don't have my pc joined in a Domain
    so is there a way i can clean all this mess?
    btw i am using Windows 8 Pro

    example

    accountunknown2.png
     
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    lol it is not a virus
    the picture i posted is just an example i found on internet
    they doesn't show in my partition where Windows is installed becouse i format always before installing but they show in my other partitions in folders and files becouse of the previous SIDs i had with previous Windows
    With every new windows installation you get a new SID (Security identifier) so that's why there are there , and becouse i haven't deleted the folders from the previous installations
    i can track them manually but i need to delete separatelly on every folder which is a little pain in the ...

    so pretty sure it is not a virus (btw using Kaspersky Internet security 2013)
     
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    THERE IS NOT A SINGLE VIRUS so stop mentioning about viruses
    i know exactly what Account Unknown means and why is there (if you don't know read my previous post or just google it)

    i am just seeking an automated way to seek for all unknown accounts(SIDs) and delete them

    so make your searching before start talking
    this isn't helping me much but just opening a new discussion about viruses
     
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    I did not suggest your problem is virus related.
    Did you look over JOSEA's post and try imaging yet?
     
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    i cannot find anything usefull there
    it talks just about some "easier way" which he doesn't explain and mentioned about some descriptor
    no idea

    if i replace all child object permission with inheratable permission and remove the unknown accounts through the advanced security tab then i guess it will solve my problem ?
     
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    Well, as far as I know, there is no third party software designed to get rid of SIDs - let alone in Windows 8. Doing things through the Advanced Security tab sounds a little tedious, but I think any manual search and destroy method is going to be as such.

    I've read that there is a potential batch file to cure this, but I can't confirm whether it's really effective or not.