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Re: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service
From: Darren Bennett <DARREN.L.BENNETT () saic com>
Date: 16 Jul 2003 14:52:36 -0700
Normal? Perhaps. Smart? No... On Wed, 2003-07-16 at 14:08, dos cerveza wrote:
The service starts before you login. This is normal behaviour. Please read the previous replies you have recieved. ----- Original Message ----- From: "morning_wood" <se_cur_ity () hotmail com> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:11:46 -0700 To: "Martin" <nakal () web de>, <full-disclosure () lists netsys com> Subject: Re: [Full-disclosure] Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger ServiceI can confirm this behavior. This service is enabled on Windows 2000 and XP by default. I noticed it on my sister's PC after she clicked away 3 advertisement pop-ups and growling at the PC. I think that the average user does not know how to disable it. (And btw: NO, the average MS-Windows user is NOT USING any firewalls.)more to the point... THERE WAS NO LOGIN PERIOD this was a fresh install.. waiting at the login prompt.. the pop up was there before any user ( admin ) settings initialized or login took place. once again.. this is out of the box install following all prompts, no sharing etc. ( only setting computer name and workgroup )reboot.. sit at login prompt.. login.. pop up was waiting on an uninitialized desktop.. this is my question / issue... NOT my personal security or lack of knowlege about basic networking / security. disabling the service is easy, im reporting on default out of the box behavior, not how to get rid of it or protect myself. please all.. re-read my scenario... donnie _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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- RE: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service, (continued)
- RE: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service Bojan Zdrnja (Jul 19)
- Re: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service gregh (Jul 19)
- RE: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service Bojan Zdrnja (Jul 19)
- Re: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service gregh (Jul 19)
- Re: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service Thijs Dalhuijsen (Jul 18)
- RE: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service Bojan Zdrnja (Jul 18)
- Re: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service morning_wood (Jul 18)
- RE: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service Bojan Zdrnja (Jul 18)
- RE: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service ops-lists (Jul 17)
- Re: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service morning_wood (Jul 17)
- RE: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service Jay Sulzberger (Jul 16)
- Re: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service morning_wood (Jul 16)
- Re: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service morning_wood (Jul 17)
- Re: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service Neil McKellar (Jul 17)
- Re: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service Ron DuFresne (Jul 17)
- Re: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service Jay Sulzberger (Jul 17)