---
id: 8408
title: "Penetration Testing: Stopping an Unstoppable Windows Service"
source_domain: netspi.com
source_url: "https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/penetration-testing-stopping-an-unstoppable-windows-service/"
published_at: "2010-03-26T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["windows", "penetration-testing", "security-testing", "antivirus", "windows-services"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/8408"
lang: en
---

# Penetration Testing: Stopping an Unstoppable Windows Service

## Summary

Pen testers often disable antivirus before moving toolkits, but some Windows services resist being stopped. This post explains service configurations and a simple way to stop the stubborn ones.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** netspi.com
- **Published:** 2010-03-26T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.netspi.com/blog/technical-blog/network-pentesting/penetration-testing-stopping-an-unstoppable-windows-service/
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/8408