Disable SMB V2 Service in Windows Vista NOW
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- Written on: September 19th, 2009
There is a new piece of exploit code circulating on the web that takes advantage of the SMB v2 service in Windows Vista to remotely access your computer.
At this time there is no patch to fix the problem (although the problem was repaired in the final release of Windows 7). Bevause thuis is a new exploit, it is also likely that any attackers using this code could also bypass your security software.
To TEMPORARILY fix this problem, there is a utility you can download to turn of the SMB v2 service. This may impact your home networking situation depending on your configuration, however it will not impact most users at all.
In the absence of a patch, here’s what you can do:
To revert the workaround, and re-enable SMBv2, you can:
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In general, I would avoid using Vista at all. It’s such a memory hog and not at all a good operating system. Try using XP instead or switch over to a variety of Linux like Getoor or Ubuntu.