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Quoting opticfiber ([EMAIL PROTECTED]):
> > It's come to my attetion that disablinf DCOM in windows is near > impossible without a regedit. I am no m$win expert, but I think that runing 'dcomcfng' from a DOS shell and clicking on 'Default Properties' and clearing 'Enable Dcom on this Computer' window is enough. No regedits, no 'tiney little applications' required. You still need to patch the PC or install *nix on it though.... ----------- end --------------
I'm not a professional or anything, but the last
few Windows systems I have installed for people I have applied the following
small registry 'patch' to them before going online to download the countless
amounts of updates:
--- begin nodcom.reg ---
Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Ole] "EnableDCOM"="N" --- end nodcom.reg ---
I do agree that you still should patch it, but after the first time of
going through an install only to be infected with the worm while downloading the
updates was enough to drive a person mad. This is a very simple workaround
for something that IMHO isn't very severe any more.
Rob
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