Unnecessary Services

Check Description

This check determines whether any services contained in the Services.txt file are installed on the scanned computer, and lists the files with their current state (enabled or disabled). The Services.txt file is a configurable list of services to be checked on the scanned computers. The Services.txt file, installed by default with the tool, contains the following services:

MSFTPSVC (FTP)

TlntSvr (Telnet)

W3SVC (WWW)

SMTPSVC (SMTP)

In Microsoft® Windows® XP, Windows 2000 and Windows NT® 4.0, a service is a program that runs in the background whenever the computer is running the operating system. It does not require a user to be logged on. Services are needed to perform user-independent tasks, such as a fax service that waits for incoming faxes.

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