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Kevin Davis³
See the recent MS security bulletin:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-043.asp
As I have suggested OVER and OVER and OVER again, you need to disable
services that you don't need. Several people asserted that I was
being ridiculous in suggesting that there just might be a
vulnerability in the Messenger service that could expose your system
as vulnerable. Now we know that it has been true. If somebody got
past your firewall, they could own your system simply if you were
running the Messenger service. This is a great example why you should
absolutely turn any services off that you don't need.
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/ms03-043.asp
As I have suggested OVER and OVER and OVER again, you need to disable
services that you don't need. Several people asserted that I was
being ridiculous in suggesting that there just might be a
vulnerability in the Messenger service that could expose your system
as vulnerable. Now we know that it has been true. If somebody got
past your firewall, they could own your system simply if you were
running the Messenger service. This is a great example why you should
absolutely turn any services off that you don't need.