Harassing print jobs -any guess to how it's happening?

[AnotherITguy]

Hello,


Here's the deal: An end user has a networked Windows NT Workstation in her office with a local printer attached via parallel cable. This printer is NOT shared. Apparently at random times the printer has started printing disturbing images & stories, which without getting into detail, are in my opinion obviously connected. It doesn't seem like a "chance" incident that these news articles and such are being printed to the same printer at different times. The only plausible scenario in my mind, is that a student is doing some type of research somewhere on campus and the print jobs are being inadvertently and unintentionally sent to this printer... How? I have no idea. Regardless of the reason, I would really like to know how this is happening. Please comment if you have any ideas!


Thank you,


Jay

 

[UncleRick]

If you have a local printer that is not shared, then it is printing from the local host. A networked NT workstation is very easy to take contol of from a remote location if it is not patched. very common.

 

[AnotherITguy]

Thanks for the reply, but the PC is up to date as far as patches. Any other ideas?

 

[Jomama46]

patches, smatches! NT is Designed to control remotes.
You dont need a patch, you need the Admin!

Jomama