Re: messenger service

From: Jeff Bramwell (jbramwell@---)
Date: 12/31/02 

From: "Jeff Bramwell" <jbramwell@--- no sp@m please ---cox.net>
Date: Tue, 31 Dec 2002 10:41:05 -0600

You can disable the Messenger service by going to Start->Control
Panel->Administrative Tools->Services. Double-click the Messenger service
and set the Startup Type to "Disabled". Then click the "Stop" button to
stop the current instance from running. Click OK and you should be good to
go.

  --- HTH, Jeff

"JC" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:OkywUpOsCHA.2260@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> Thanks for the help. I found that NetBIOS was running through TCP/IP,
which
> I didn't even know was possible. So, I disabled it as described in
>
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/default.asp?url=/
> windows2000/techinfo/reskit/en-us/cnet/cnbc_imp_wcug.asp.
> However, I am not sure where to disable the messenger service, and not
much
> relevant information showed up when I searched for net send. Can you tell
> me where to disable the messenger service? Hopefully, by disabling
netbios,
> the messenger service will no longer work since it uses this. Do you
think
> that this would affect terminal services? Thanks for the info!
>
> JC
> "Karl Levinson [x y] mvp" <levinson_k@excite.com> wrote in message
> news:eMUaBhNsCHA.1808@TK2MSFTNGP09...
> > I agree. You should be able to safely disable the Messenger service,
> > however you are permitting NetBIOS traffic to and from your web server,
> > which could be a potential security risk. I would say it's definitely
a
> > security risk if there's no firewall blocking NetBIOS from the internet
to
> > your web server. Or, if for example there is an IIS vulnerability on
your
> > web server, and there's a firewall between the internet and your web
> server
> > but nothing between your web server and your internal network, a hacker
> > could go through a firewall by sending specially crafted URL requests in
> > order to touch other computers on your internal network. I'm surprised
so
> > far that the script kiddies aren't doing anything like this yet.
> >
> > Lists of some free and not-free firewall solutions are at:
> >
> > http://securityadmin.info/faq.htm#firewall
> >
> >
> > "Drew Cooper [MS]" <dcoop@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> > news:uqcHhvHsCHA.1776@TK2MSFTNGP10...
> > > For info about what the Messenger service does, look for "net send" in
> the
> > > online help. The documentation there is far better than anything I
can
> > > offer.
> > >
> > > To solve your problem, turn off the Messenger service. I have no idea
> > what
> > > other software you might have that relies on it, so do it at your own
> > risk.
> > > (Messenger service is turned off on my machine with no ill effects.)
> > >
> > > For that matter, it's a good idea to turn off any services that you
> don't
> > > use. Similarly, run a firewall any only open the ports that you need.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Drew Cooper [MS]
> > > This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
> > rights.
> > >
> > >
> > > "JC" <no@no.spam> wrote in message
> > > news:_N7Q9.209$rs4.192582@newsfeed.slurp.net...
> > > > Hello All,
> > > >
> > > > I keep getting messages on my webserver from messenger service
> > stating
> > > > the time and my IP address. Is there a way to dispose of this
service
> > > > carefully? What is the purpose of this service? Is it a security
> risk?
> > > > Thanks in advance!
> > > >
> > > > JC
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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