RE: Workstation service deletes itself??

Paul.Bastide_at_Wearguard-Crest.com
Date: 05/25/04

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    To: smt@shawnmthomas.com
Date: Tue, 25 May 2004 15:44:44 -0400

    Did you remove client for Microsoft networks?

    That's when the Workstation Service is removed.

    And that's pretty much the only thing that does it.

    Paul

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Shawn M. Thomas [mailto:smt@shawnmthomas.com]
    Sent: Monday, May 24, 2004 9:03 PM
    To: 'Yasin AYDIN'; focus-ms@securityfocus.com
    Subject: RE: Workstation service deletes itself??

    Yasin,

    I have to agree with Harlan. Some more detail is required to give a more
    detailed response. However, a quick Google search turned this up - I've
    never actually had this happen to me but it may be what is causing your
    issue.

    http://www.tek-tips.com/gviewthread.cfm/pid/779/qid/844187

    Your previous message also mentions XP SP1 and ZoneAlarm and the closing of
    services - none of which are valid substitutes for applying patches for the
    OS. Were all critical updates from Microsoft installed?

    Shawn M. Thomas

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Yasin AYDIN [mailto:iasein@hotmail.com]
    Sent: Sunday, May 23, 2004 8:13 PM
    To: focus-ms@securityfocus.com
    Subject: Workstation service deletes itself??

    I'm new here. I am in a university campus and have an ip in the network.
    After installing a new windows to my machine, before plugging the LAN cable,
    i do some tricks to stop virus and hacker attacks.
    Some of them shown below, with the windows version on top:

    WindowsXP English ServicePack1 +wu (build,2600,xpsp2,030422-1633)

    closed services
    ----------------------
    DNS client
    Background Intelligent Transfer Service (BITS)
    Application Layer Gateway Service (ALG)
    Distributed Link Tracking Client (trackworks)
    Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC)
    Error Reporting Service
    Fast User Switching Compatibility
    Indexing Service
    IPSEC Services
    Machine Debug Manager
    Protected Storage
    Remote Registry
    Routing and Remote Access
    Secondary Logon
    System Restore Service
    SSDP Discovery Service
    TCP/IP NetBIOS Helper (LMHOSTS)
    Telnet
    Universal Plug and Play Device Host
    Upload Manager
    WebClient
    Windows Time
    Wireless Zero Configuration

    and i use Norton Antivirus 2003
    i also use ZoneAlarm Pro (4,5,594), ((close NETBIOS,PING,IGMP,ICMP))

    but after a number of reboot (daily home usage), when i look at the
    services(.msc), i see the workstation service is no more existing.

    why is that? could it be a new windows update that closes(or renames) it??

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