New WINS Exploits Making Rounds

[notoriousformula]

Almost a month after Microsoft released a fix for a security issue in the WINS (Windows Internet Name Service) name server, malicious exploits continue to haunt tardy network administrators. According to an alert from the SANS ISC (Internet Storm Center), there has been a startling increase in hacker probes directed at TCP port 42 and UDP 42, which handle WINS services. "If you have not patched your WINS servers in respective companies or campuses, beware. Patching these systems is now overdue," the center warned.

Link (http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1748222,00.asp)

[Player0]

Or, just disable WINS completely and use DNS hehe

[Synthohol]

funny, i have been trying to get a wins server going for days now, i now use my router as a gateway only and my server for dhcp and dns. i just want to make my lan find other shares on my lan faster. wins says it cant find the wins server! LOL, it IS the wins server.
i guess its better not to bother and just delete the service.