While Microsoft Windows has been running a system of IP network, which came with some services enabled by default, and is a good idea for anyone conscious security of Microsoft products to close one of these do not. If using Microsoft Windows XP on your computer, you should consider disabling the following services, may be surprised at what is happening to their knowledge.
IIS – Microsoft Internet Information Services provide the capabilities of a web server your computer.
NetMeeting Remote Desktop Sharing – NetMeeting client is primarily a VoIP and videoconferencing for Microsoft Windows, but this particular service is necessary for Remote Desktop access.
Session Remote Desktop Help – This service is used by the Remote Assistance feature that can be used to allow other remote access system to help solve problems.
Remote Registry – The ability to remote registry services is frightening to consider a security perspective. They allow remote users to modify the Windows registry.
Routing and Remote Access – This service groups a number of capabilities in general. It is rare that one should be required for a typical desktop system such as XP, however, so they can be easily with disabilities as a single service. Routing and Remote Access allows you to use the system as a NAT router and as a gateway to the remote server and VPN.
Simple File Sharing – When a computer is not part of an MS Windows domain, it is assumed by default that all actions of the system files are intended to be universally accessible. In reality, we offer very specific actions, the authorized users. Simple File Sharing, which only allows access to cover actions without exception, is not what we want to use file sharing system resources. It is activated by default in MS Windows XP Professional and Microsoft Windows XP Home Editions.
This can not be disabled in XP Home. In XP Professional, you can disable it by opening My Computer> Tools> Folder Options, click the tab View and uncheck the Use simple file sharing (recommended) check box in the advanced settings.
Discovery Service SSDP – This service is used to discover UPnP devices on your network, and is required for the Universal Plug and Play (see below) to work.
Telnet – The Telnet service is a very old mechanism for providing remote access to a computer, best known for her use the good old days of security for remote command shell access on Unix servers.
Universal Plug and Play Device Host – Once the card Plug and Play "of the devices installed on your system, it is often the case that you do not need this service again.
Windows Messenger Service – listed in the window Services under the name Messenger, Windows Messenger Service provides "net send" and "Alert" feature. It is related to the messaging client Windows Instant Messenger, and without using the IM network Windows Messenger.
In the system, not all of these services may be activated or even installed. If a service is up and running depends on whether you have installed the system yourself, if you use XP Home or XP Pro, and Vendor of which has reached the computer if Windows XP is installed by the supplier.
With the exception of Simple File Sharing, all the above services can be deactivated from the same place. Just click on the Start button, then navigate to Settings> Control Panel, open Administrative Tools and then open the Services window. To disable a service in the list, double-click on its entry in the window and change the startup type / configuration.
In general, you should change the services to disable for security reasons to "Manual" and if your system works correctly, you can change the settings to "disabled". If in doubt about whether a service is needed for other services, see the Dependencies tab in the settings dialog service.
This is not a complete list of everything that runs on your computer you may want to disable. It is simply a list of ten points that should be executed, and constitute a safety problem if not executed.
Most users will never use for service in the list, once the computer is running. Other services may be deactivated without adverse effects, so if you need more each element of the full service list before the return to ensure that we do not really need to run.
Some of them are very critical for the normal functioning of your system, such as Remote Procedure Call (RPC).
Each operates service, but not in the machine is an unnecessary risk. If a service is not important to authorized users and basic system functionality, turn it off.
Also running on Windows Automatic Updates Control Panel \ Administrative Tools \ Services Manual, with only knee jerk reactions to clumsiness familiar Microsoft. I've seen teams with up to 1GB of these patches, fixes and updates. Just slow your computer to a crawl. Those who are really necessary for the system has a button to remove them in the Add / Remove Programs.
Security patches are needed and you do not want to expose your computer to the Internet with a system without patch. Patch is not in itself a problem. The problem is the "uninstall review. They do not consume much disk space over time.
One great tool to remove all of these junk files is a utility called CCleaner
Full details and more: Free PC Security
Colin Richards
Free PC Security
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