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Windows search goes out to the internet?
From: Dan Renner <dan () losangelescomputerhelp com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:58:41 -0800
On Wed, 2006-01-25 at 12:00 -0600, funsec-request () linuxbox org wrote:
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 10:27:05 -0500 From: Blanchard_Michael () emc com Subject: [funsec] Windows search goes out to the internet? To: <funsec () linuxbox org> Message-ID: <18A8FEAA39222B4BB71C968F506A73BC01F41901 () CORPUSMX50A corp emc com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" I don't want Windows to go out to Microsoft everytime I attempt to perform a search.... Why does it do this??? Start your sniffer or monitor your firewall log. On XP, Just start, search for files and folders. Why does your computer go to http://sa.windows.com//sasearch/balloon.xsl before you even search for anything? GET /sasearch/balloon.xsl HTTP/1.1 If-Modified-Since: Thu, 29 Aug 2002 11:00:00 GMT User-Agent: SCAgent Host: sa.windows.com Michael P. Blanchard Antivirus / Security Engineer, CISSP, GCIH, MCSE, MCP+I Office of Information Security & Risk Management EMC Corporation 4400 Computer Dr. Westboro, MA 01580 Office: (508)898-7102 Cell: (508)958-2780 Pager: (877)552-3945 email: Blanchard_Michael () EMC COM
Why? Because they can and because you agreed that Microsoft has full admin privs on your box - see your EULA... -- Sincerely, Dan Renner President Los Angeles Computerhelp Phone: 818-352-8700 Website: http://losangelescomputerhelp.com Blog: http://itdiaries.com _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
Current thread:
- Windows search goes out to the internet? Blanchard_Michael (Jan 25)
- RE: Windows search goes out to the internet? Gary Funck (Jan 25)
- Re: Windows search goes out to the internet? Mike Johnson (Jan 25)
- Re: Windows search goes out to the internet? Pierre Vandevenne (Jan 25)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Windows search goes out to the internet? Blanchard_Michael (Jan 25)
- Windows search goes out to the internet? Dan Renner (Jan 25)