"John Corliss" <jcorliss@fake.invalid> wrote in message
news:11rco57tjnh5j9a@corp.supernews.com...
> When I was using Millennium Edition, Hyperterminal was an optional
> installation and I never put it on the hard drive. Now, in XP, I see
> that it's installed by default and there's no way to remove it easily.
> Can anybody tell me why this is so? Especially in light of this page:
>
>
http://www.trendmicro.com.au/consume...VAdvisories=24
>
> From what I've read, it's necessary for a "Telnet session", whatever
> that is, and I don't remember every doing one. Seems to me that it's
> just another hole for a hacker to crawl in through. Is it going to hurt
> anything to remove Hyperterminal?
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Regards from John Corliss

Hyperterminal is not active unless you activate it by clicking
its shortcut, so it is of no danger to you. Don't worry about it!