full-disclosure - Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service

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From: DARREN.L.BENNETT at saic.com (Darren Bennett)
Subject: Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service

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@...mail.com>
> Date: Wed, 16 Jul 2003 13:11:46 -0700 
> To: "Martin" <nakal@....de>, <full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com>
> Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Odd Behavior - Windows Messenger Service
> 
> > > I 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
> > 
> > 
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Darren Bennett 
CISSP, Certified Unix Admin., MCSE, MCSA, MCP +I
Sr. Systems Administrator/Manager
Science Applications International Corporation
Advanced Systems Development and Integration
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