epmap port 135....how do you disable? Is it needed?

Goldmember

Supposedly TCP port 135, also known as epmap, is a security risk on Windows computers.

Does anybody have good information on this port?

Can you disable epmap?

Thanks

sprkymrk

Just make sure it's blocked at the border (firewall). Windows will die without port 135.

Reinhold

On Windows Server 2008 issue following command:
netsh rpc add 127.0.0.0
and reboot
Now rpc will listen only locally (on 127.0.0.1) !