RE: Unknown Windows 2000 files?

From: Fab Siciliano (fsiciliano@optiumcorp.com)
Date: 01/31/03 

From: "Fab Siciliano" <fsiciliano@optiumcorp.com>
To: "'Web Master'" <webmaster@gbra.org>, <focus-ms@securityfocus.com>
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 15:54:31 -0500

What port was opened up?

Telnet to that port...see if you get any type of banner...It may spit
out the software name.

fvs

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Web Master [mailto:webmaster@gbra.org]
> Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 8:39 AM
> To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
> Subject: Unknown Windows 2000 files?
>
>
>
>
> I was wondering if anyone knows what these two Windows 2000
> files are for:
>
> bmss.exe
> bmssldr.exe
>
> When I get more information on bmss.exe, it tells me that it is
> the "BMonitor Session Manager" from Microsoft. I have
> searched Microsoft,
> Google, AntiOnline and others with no results.
>
> The bmss.exe has opened a port on my server and I am curious
> as to what
> these files are used for and if I can safely remove them from
> my servers.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> JG
>

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