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Windows 2000. To disable file and print sharing in Windows 2000:
1. Click the Start button in the lower left corner of the desktop.
2. Click Settings, then click Control Panel.
3. In the Control Panel, click Network and Dial-up Connections.
4. In the Network and Dial-up Connections window, right-click on the
appropriate connection, then select Properties.
5. In the Connection Properties window, click the Networking tab.
6. Uncheck the File and Printer Sharing for Microsoft Networks check box.
7. Click OK, then close the Control Panel window.
You may want to go one step further and unbind file and print sharing from TCP/IP,
which (yet again) is the default setting for Windows. What does this mean? Simply,
"the same capability that allows peer-to-peer networking and file sharing on your
home/office LAN is available to anyone on the Internet!,,199 Instructions for unbinding
print and file sharing from TCP/IP, which will still permit a local area network to share
printers and files using a different protocol known as NetBEUI, are available at
security expert Gary Kessler's website.
Securing Windows XP
http://www.tweakhound.com/xp/security/page 1.htm
Protecting Home Computers and Networks
http://www.garykessler.net/library/protectinghomesystems.html
Disable Visual Basic Script in Windows
The infamous "Love Bug" worm exploited vulnerabilities in Windows Visual Basic
Script via email. This is more than a browser problem because VBS (sometimes
dubbed the "Virus Building System") is part of Windows, not the browser. There are
several methods for thwarting potential VBS attacks. These sites all provide
methods for preventing visual basic scripts from running automatically without your
knowledge or consent. In addition, the first site offers detailed information about
vulnerabilities associated with VBS.
How to Disable VBS
Disable Windows Scripting Host
Remove Windows Scripting Host
http://www.cvm.uiuc.edu/net/virus/outlook.html
http://www.sophos.com/support/fags/wsh.html
http://www.f-secure.com/virus-info/u-vbs/
199 Gary Kessler, "Protecting Home Computers and Networks," Gary Kessler.net, November 2002,
(14 November 2006).
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