full-disclosure - Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service

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From: jays at panix.com (Jay Sulzberger)
Subject: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service


On Wed, 16 Jul 2003, Blue Boar wrote:

> morning_wood wrote:
>
> > imho it is iresponsible default behaivor for a workstation OS to allow
> > remote resources / services / enumeration
> > before any interactive user or administrative login.
>
> That's what services do.  If you don't want it to do that, run it as a
> regular app.  What do you suggest they do with the login service?
>
> 					BB

Step 1: Protect it from possible spoofs by not running uncontrolled
channels at startup.

oo--JS.