NetBIOS over Tcp/IP - Do I want this enabled?  

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  1. Posts : 7,592
    windows 10
       #11

    In essance what it does is act as local DNS for the current subnet so it resolves names of local pcs to there IP
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  2. Posts : 5,993
    22H2 64 Bit Pro
       #12

    I've never understood what it does but i've always disabled it on a home machine:

    How to enable or disable NetBIOS over TCP/IP on Windows 10

    So just a quick test. I enabled then disabled and got the following. Firefox was running.

    ** Thursday 15/04/2021 23:22:44 **
    Launched firefox.exe[8328] « firefox.exe[6092]
    Low-level Drivers and Services
    Registry Key hkey_local_machine\system\ControlSet001\services
    Subkey {032153C4-0064-48E1-81BE-09BE3BF1A3FE} has been added
    Subkey {141D8699-1722-4E4E-A962-53AD7FD0D479} has been added
    Subkey {16C02FAC-7DC3-43ED-8C54-EBCDEA18BACD} has been added
    Subkey {1F8329D7-7C24-4D65-9CD2-776A6A21AF99} has been added
    Subkey {2BD715B7-6B36-4609-B9A6-62ABF59F76DF} has been added
    Subkey {351025C1-A793-440B-BD28-573F18286A79} has been added
    Subkey {55DC9F97-8F7B-4CB3-AB88-00264EC04A33} has been added
    Subkey {78B795F6-310D-4909-B8D8-F84F114BA91D} has been added
    Subkey {7C95693A-A84F-467E-9D2A-9C98F1EAB8E8} has been added
    Subkey {8B72E822-07E5-4F69-B58C-0EB9425B1B6E} has been added
    Subkey {9417F948-0F81-4CE1-943F-2E2B1F410F68} has been added
    Subkey {D876EAFB-B6CA-45E8-89EB-7724E3587E39} has been added
    Subkey {DD50001A-8A49-498C-9481-9E32A332D0B1} has been added
    Subkey {DE8204F6-2EB3-4B10-B026-FC4963B57B35} has been added
    =======================================================
    ** Thursday 15/04/2021 23:22:51 **
    Low-level Drivers and Services
    Registry Key hkey_local_machine\system\CurrentControlSet\services
    Subkey {032153C4-0064-48E1-81BE-09BE3BF1A3FE} has been added
    Subkey {141D8699-1722-4E4E-A962-53AD7FD0D479} has been added
    Subkey {16C02FAC-7DC3-43ED-8C54-EBCDEA18BACD} has been added
    Subkey {1F8329D7-7C24-4D65-9CD2-776A6A21AF99} has been added
    Subkey {2BD715B7-6B36-4609-B9A6-62ABF59F76DF} has been added
    Subkey {351025C1-A793-440B-BD28-573F18286A79} has been added
    Subkey {55DC9F97-8F7B-4CB3-AB88-00264EC04A33} has been added
    Subkey {78B795F6-310D-4909-B8D8-F84F114BA91D} has been added
    Subkey {7C95693A-A84F-467E-9D2A-9C98F1EAB8E8} has been added
    Subkey {8B72E822-07E5-4F69-B58C-0EB9425B1B6E} has been added
    Subkey {9417F948-0F81-4CE1-943F-2E2B1F410F68} has been added
    Subkey {D876EAFB-B6CA-45E8-89EB-7724E3587E39} has been added
    Subkey {DD50001A-8A49-498C-9481-9E32A332D0B1} has been added
    Subkey {DE8204F6-2EB3-4B10-B026-FC4963B57B35} has been added
    =======================================================
    ** Thursday 15/04/2021 23:22:55 **
    Low-level Drivers and Services
    Registry Key hkey_local_machine\system\ControlSet001\services\tcpip\parameters
    Value SearchList (S) will be a new value with data

    Value UseDomainNameDevolution (N) will be a new value with data
    1
    Value EnableICMPRedirect (N) will be a new value with data
    1
    Value DeadGWDetectDefault (N) will be a new value with data
    1
    Value DontAddDefaultGatewayDefault (N) will be a new value with data
    0
    =======================================================
    ** Thursday 15/04/2021 23:23:01 **
    Change Accepted
    =======================================================
    ** Thursday 15/04/2021 23:23:01 **
    Low-level Drivers and Services
    Registry Key hkey_local_machine\system\CurrentControlSet\services\tcpip\parameters
    Value SearchList (S) will be a new value with data

    Value UseDomainNameDevolution (N) will be a new value with data
    1
    Value EnableICMPRedirect (N) will be a new value with data
    1
    Value DeadGWDetectDefault (N) will be a new value with data
    1
    Value DontAddDefaultGatewayDefault (N) will be a new value with data
    0
    =======================================================
    ** Thursday 15/04/2021 23:23:03 **
    Change Accepted
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  3. Posts : 20,496
    Win 10 Home ♦♦♦19045.3031 (x64) [22H2]
    Thread Starter
       #13

    My main concern is whether NetBIOS over tcp/ip is a security issue.
    In the past, many reputable tech sites have mentioned this possibility. As I am technically new to Windows 10 (just about a year), I thought I would inquire.
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  4. Posts : 5,341
    Windows 11 Home
       #14

    Even Print Spooler service can be used for exploits. So if you do not need something, just disable it.

    Unpatched bug in Windows print spooler lets malware run as admin
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