Disable DCOM functionality like an expert with Bobcares by your side. 

At Bobcares, we offer solutions for every query, big and small, as a part of our Server Management Services.

Let’s take a look at how our Support Team is ready to help customers disable DCOM functionality.

How to disable DCOM functionality

Windows Server 2003’s DCOM section of the RPC protocol consists of a flaw. In fact, this flaw was exploited recently by the MS Blaster worm.

Fortunately, our Support Techs have come up with a way to protect the server in spite of this flaw. This involves disabling the DCOM server on the problematic systems.

However, we have to first carry out a complete analysis of the systems. According to our Support Techs, we should employ this method only if there is no other way to protect the server or have not installed the RPC patch.

In fact, our Support Techs would like to point out the following ramifications of disabling DCOM functionality:

• Windows Management Instrumentation queries against remote systems are likely to stop working.
• COM objects supporting remote activation may not work anymore.
• Third-party applications that are dependent on DCOM will not work.

According to our Support Engineers. We can disable the Distributed Component Object Model service with these steps:

1. First, navigate to Component Services under Administrative Tools in Start.
   
2. Then, select Computers.
3. Next, right-click my Computer and select Properties.
4. After that, head to the Default Properties tab and deselect the checkbox next to Enable Distributed COM On This Computer.

   
5. Finally, click OK and close the window.

Although disabling DCOM protects the server, our Support Techs recommend enabling it as soon as the patching of the vulnerability is done.

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Conclusion

To conclude, our skilled Support Engineers at Bobcares demonstrated how to disable DCOM functionality.