Re: [PEN-TEST] Closing Port 139

[SMILER <smiler () VXD ORG>]

Closing port 139 is very easy :)
Remove the SERVER SERVICE from your machine and it´s done !
Another way would be to place a firewall in between the NT machine and the
Internet and filter that port

smiler () vxd org


----- Original Message -----
From: "Kasey Speakman" <kspeakman () DSENGINEERING COM>
To: <PEN-TEST () SECURITYFOCUS COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 2:54 PM
Subject: Closing Port 139


> How do I close this port?  The situation is that we are using an NT Server
> machine with MS Proxy Server.  There are no shares on this computer.  The
> computer has 2 nics.  One goes to the LAN, and the other goes to our
router.
> I have the internet nic unbound from the WINS on both the server and the
> workstation services, but the other card is bound to the WINS on both
> services.  Auditing tools still show that the port is open, even though it
> won't give anyone any connections, but I don't want any attention being
> drawn to it by that port being open at all.  Help will be appreciated!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Kasey