Check or Attack Name: telnet

The Windows NT machine is running the Ataman telnet service. A user with a telnet client could potentially compromise the machine's security with a brute force password attack. Also, this service could potentially write sensitive information to the NT Application Log.

Check user passwords or disable the ataman service.

To check a user password, follow these steps:

1. Open User Manager. From the Windows NT Start menu, select Programs, Administrative Tools (Common), User Manager.
2. Select the user from the list.
3. From the Policies menu, select Account to display the Account Policy dialog box.
4. Set the password values in accordance with your security policy.
5. Click OK.

To disable the FTP service, follow these steps:

1. Open the Services control panel. From the Windows NT Start menu, select Settings, Control Panel, Services.
2. Under Services, select ataman.
3. Click Stop.