Shares

Issue

The Microsoft® Windows® operating systems allow users to share files with other users. However, if a share is not protected properly, unauthorized users might be able to access the information in the share.

Solution

Any shares found on the scanned computer are listed in the security report, including administrative shares. Users should review the list of shares and remove any shares that are not needed. For those shares required on the system, the share permissions should be reviewed to ensure that access is limited to authorized users only, and not shared to everyone.

Instructions

To disable a share on a computer running Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, or Windows 2000

1. Open the Control Panel.
2. Double-click Administrative Tools, and then double-click Computer Management.
3. Right-click the share to disable the share or change the share permissions.

To disable a share on a computer running Windows NT® 4.0

1. Start Windows Explorer.
2. Right-click the folder that you want to stop sharing, and then click Sharing.

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