Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service in Security http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r14317565 en Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:07:18 EDT Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:07:18 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14619623 jetspeed : Thank for removing Bonjour. They finally got the message.

au revoir ~~~ bonjour]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14619623 Thu, 20 Oct 2005 12:03:41 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14415530 winchester73 : Forgot to mention ... the Bonjour folder and files are now GONE.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14415530 Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:16:31 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14415510 winchester73 : Kudos to Apple ...

Just downloaded the new version, and the O10 item is gone, Bonjour doesn't try to access through the firewall, and iTunes loads quickly once again.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14415510 Wed, 21 Sep 2005 20:14:25 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14413994 erwin_mi : New version of iTunes is available: 5.0.1.4. All traces of the Bonjour Service seemed to have disappeared. iPod Service however is set to automatic again. iTunesHelper is reenabled at startup.

Did Steve Jobs read this topic? :D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14413994 Wed, 21 Sep 2005 16:49:57 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14405771 DaHen : erwin_mi,

The WinsockxpFix.exe from spychecker cured my problem.

I was a little apprehensive about running the fix what with
being in the registry. But I held my breath and it worked.

Thanks for the info.

:)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14405771 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 16:20:24 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14405569 Doctor Four : IIRC, there were Winsock-related problems with the
first version of iTunes. It didn't like localhost
proxies, nor did it like anything else in the Winsock
chain. In my case it was something called Zero Knowledge
Freedom that came as bundleware with my last PC that
was interfering with it. When I removed it and the BHO,
iTunes worked correctly. And they fixed the problem with
localhost proxies with one of the later versions.

As for 5.0, you don't need to install it to download
from the music store. I tested that with 4.9 a few
days ago, and had no trouble. For now, I'm keeping it
at 4.9, even though the installer file is on my hard
drive. It just means that iTunes won't prompt me
anymore for a new version.
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said by climberchrise1 :

I had the same problem today, called out engineer to sort out my access problem and 4 hours & £80 later narrowed it down to iTunes 5. Still unable to resolve it as ran out of cash and time. If any one has a fix for this please let me know. Will never trust Apple again.
iTunes/QT installs itself in de lsp-stack of windows (winsock) as mdnsNSP. When you try to alter or uninstall it, it is possible you break the stack. As a result you can't get access to the internet. Some spyware use the same technique to discourage uninstallation. You can repare this stack with lsp-fix or vb-winfix, both freeware:
- lsp-fix: »www.cexx.org/lspfix.htm
- vb-winfix: »www.spychecker.com/program/winsockxpfix.html .]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14405513 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:42:39 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14405442 Blacksmith19 : I immediately lost Internet after installing iTunes v5.

I narrowed it down to a DNS problem then phoned D-link, manufacturers of my router, who immediately offered a talk-through solution.

For other with a DSL-G604T router, there's now a document on the D-link support web site here »www.d-link.co.uk/?go=jN7uAYLx/oI···6jUoFy4= that details how to recover from this without stopping the mDNSresponder service.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14405442 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 15:32:35 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14404302 anon : I had the same problem today, called out engineer to sort out my access problem and 4 hours & £80 later narrowed it down to iTunes 5. Still unable to resolve it as ran out of cash and time. If any one has a fix for this please let me know. Will never trust Apple again.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14404302 Tue, 20 Sep 2005 12:45:19 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14392922 Epyon9283 : meh... I have bonjour (mdnsresponder) running on my Linux desktop, my Windows desktop, and my Mac laptop without any ill effects on my network.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14392922 Sun, 18 Sep 2005 20:46:29 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14392611 anon : :mad: I just update the Itunes and now my entire network is now messed up due to this \\\\\\\"Bonjour Service\\\\\\\" as well as it totally wrecking my Quicktime Pro which is absolutely legal and absolutely needed by me. Cant get in touch with anyone to get a new QT Pro key and cant get online to purchase new Quicktime Pro version, am on friends PC right now. :mad: When is Apple gonna realize, we DON\\\\\\\'T want their crapware and we DON\\\\\\\'T want their bloatware?? ITunes is a good product, regular Quicktime is not, Ipod service is not, etc etc etc. BONJOUR APPLE, I\\\\\\\'m in the market for replacement softwares for you! ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14392611 Sun, 18 Sep 2005 19:55:39 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14388496 Name Game :
Has anybody dropped by the Apple support forums??

There are hundreds and hundreds of people having issues with iTunes 5 and this Bonjour service.

»discussions.info.apple.com/webx?···rwindows

»discussions.info.apple.com/webx?···rwindows
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Has a customized install file that makes it disabled by default on install.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14361002 Wed, 14 Sep 2005 10:10:01 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14360895 anon : ever since i installed the new version of itunes its crashed on me 5 times! the previous versions never crashed on me once! i couldnt even update my antivirus till i denied bonjour service with my firewall.
i guess whatever it is i dont need it...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14360895 Wed, 14 Sep 2005 09:47:41 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14359859 anon : Thanks a lot Erwin, I'll see what happens having this service disabled.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14359859 Wed, 14 Sep 2005 02:34:55 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14359683 erwin_mi :
said by Mark II :

Hi Erwin, what about the "InstallDriver Table Manager" service itself? I didn't install iTunes with QuickTime7, instead used standalone QT7 installer (without iTunes). No Bonjours and such, however I see the above service under msconfig/services. It is set to manual start under Services/AdministrativeTools. Is it safe to disable this service as I have not installed iTunes? Thanks:D
According to google, InstallDriver Table Manager seems to be related to Macrovision (copy protection, drm, ...). Setting a non-basic service to manual is always a safe choice, because it only fires up when needed, but this isn't always reliable. If you choose to disable this service, I think the only thing that can happen is that some protected content can't be accessed by quicktime...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14359683 Wed, 14 Sep 2005 01:34:58 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14357931 anon : Hi Erwin, what about the "InstallDriver Table Manager" service itself? I didn't install iTunes with QuickTime7, instead used standalone QT7 installer (without iTunes). No Bonjours and such, however I see the above service under msconfig/services. It is set to manual start under Services/AdministrativeTools.
Is it safe to disable this service as I have not installed iTunes? Thanks:D]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14357931 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 21:18:07 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14353283 danxmanly : What a crock with Apple throwing this B.S. Bonjour on our Itunes. I use Zone Alarm and just block it's access to and fro.

Although I don't like the interface as much, it may be time to use the Winamp Itunes plugin again.

Thanks Apple for forcing me to take something I don't want!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14353283 Tue, 13 Sep 2005 10:41:37 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14348685 anon : Config: 2 Systems (desktop and laptop) both XPSP2, iTunes 5.0, software firewall

If the Bonjour service is disabled, music sharing doesn't work at all.

If Bonjour service network traffic is permitted on the local network but not the internet, music sharing does not work!!

Music sharing only works if the Bonjour service can contact the local network AND the internet. Why does the Bonjour service need the internet to do local music sharing???

Very, very angry with Apple...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14348685 Mon, 12 Sep 2005 17:41:22 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14345777 reiko2 :
said by erwin_mi See Profile :

said by reiko2 See Profile :

Can someone help me by explaining where to find the 'service table' and how then to remove the mdnsnsp.dll from it; so I can stop those error messages. I'd sure appreciate the help.
As stated in a my previous post:

"You can configure all services via start/control panel/administrative tools/services. Doubleclick a service and set it to:
- automatic if you want it to start it with windows
- disabled if you want it totally disabled
- manual if you want to start it when it's needed (this isn't always reliable).

A nice site with info for the configuration of services is »www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm ."

To stop the error messages you can better reinstall or repair iTunes and tweak it as I suggested in my first post in this thread.
Thank you erwin_mi;
I was confused when I saw the term service 'table' and not just 'services'. I reinstalled/disabled bonjour as instructed. So far so good. I don't know though, even though I payed for the Pro version (used it for years) I might decide to consider it wasted money and I have an image to go back too, just before the 'upgrade'.

Thanks again, didn't realize Black Viper was up and running again too. Appreciate your help.
Best regards- reiko2
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Wonder if iChat for Windows is coming soon ...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14345450 Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:38:34 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14345050 DynamixAce : Anyoneone know where I can get the most recent verson before iTunes 5.0??]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14345050 Mon, 12 Sep 2005 07:49:06 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14343236 anon : Searched a while for this but it should fix the
error 1920 bonjour service and not having the authorization.

»www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?s···c=369235 ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14343236 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 21:47:47 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14341543 Telly Boot : I got the Zone Alarm (free) Bonjour Service warning while installling Quicktime 7.0.2 (which is the buggiest program ever )so I denied BS any access/server rights. So I figure that it is installed but can't do anything. BS, what a clever name....
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said by reiko2 See Profile :

Can someone help me by explaining where to find the 'service table' and how then to remove the mdnsnsp.dll from it; so I can stop those error messages. I'd sure appreciate the help.
As stated in a my previous post:

"You can configure all services via start/control panel/administrative tools/services. Doubleclick a service and set it to:
- automatic if you want it to start it with windows
- disabled if you want it totally disabled
- manual if you want to start it when it's needed (this isn't always reliable).

A nice site with info for the configuration of services is »www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm ."

To stop the error messages you can better reinstall or repair iTunes and tweak it as I suggested in my first post in this thread.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14341458 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 17:05:47 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14340146 anon : can be dangerous

»www.file.net/process/mdnsresponder.exe.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14340146 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 13:08:08 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14339307 winchester73 : Thanks mate ...

I was surprised when the firewall popped up about Bonjour, both incoming and outgoing. Came here first to get the skinny on what it was about.

Ran their .exe to disable it (got the link from one of the early posts), then ran HJT to see what else had been deposited.

Yuck.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14339307 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 10:13:35 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14339181 reiko2 : I forgot how little I know. After going into safe mode and removing the Bonjour program- and mdnsnsp.dll; I now- of course- get the 'the program was improperly installed' when opening iTunes/Quicktime.

Can someone help me by explaining where to find the 'service table' and how then to remove the mdnsnsp.dll from it; so I can stop those error messages. I'd sure appreciate the help.

Running Windows XP Pro/SP2. I don't have the Windows Firewall on- using Outpost Pro.
Thanks again for any help- reiko2
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said by erwin_mi See Profile :

Version 5 of iTunes also loads the InstallDriver Table Manager service and as the previous versions also the iPod Service service, which loads even if there isn't an iPod connected. I think the following is a safe configuration:
- Bonjour Service: disabled
- InstallDriver Table Manager: manual
- iPod Service: manual (or even disabled if you don't own an iPod).

For all the people who thought Apple keeps its software simple and effective, this must come as a huge surprise...
Thanks- I didn't realize I had even installed it until my firewall started asking permission for it to access the internet- not cool! The site implies you 'install' the program- it sure snuck right by me. Really dissapointing news from Apple for sure.

Thanks again- reiko2
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'Bill was right,so I smoked my cigarette and went home' -Dragnet 1969 episode 16 'the gun']]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14338925 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 08:04:27 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14338898 NICK ADSL UK : Hi Winchester:)
That would be risky and i personally don't think that HJT Will allow you to do that. I have tried but it was not possible to remove it. As i do not use this part of the tunes set up i have just left it on the ignore list and have it disabled. This i think would be the best way to proceed with this software as it is not sinister but it would have helped had apple had been upfront with there customer's before they installed this software

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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14338898 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 07:51:35 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14338798 anon : Win XP?

If so it's probably because the PC administrator has limited the install priverledges on your user account to protect your PC.

In such a case, you would need to log on as the PC administrator prior to installing iTunes and the Bonjour Service to enable the install.

I would be cautious because Bonjour can cause a number of problems depending on how you access the internet and if you are on a LAN.

If your unlucky, it could really spoil your day!

]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14338798 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 06:22:04 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14338741 anon : go to this site »www.apple.com/macosx/features/bonjour/ and look for your self ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14338741 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 05:41:23 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14338055 anon : im getting a similar problem.... ive had itunes for ages and just got the new download and whenever i try to install it, it keep saying 'ERROR. you dont have enough privaleges for Bonjour service'.. blah blah and wont let me finishing installing. anyone else know how to over come this?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14338055 Sun, 11 Sep 2005 00:37:52 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14336842 anon : I installed iTunes 5.0 today and later found that it completly screwed up internet access for all my networked PCs on my BT Voyager 2100 router.

It took the whole day to work out that one PC was causing it due to installation of iTunes 5.0 and the "hidden/bundled"
bonjour services.

I will NEVER update iTunes again as Apple obviously can no longer be trusted!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14336842 Sat, 10 Sep 2005 20:54:48 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14334993 anon : »www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_2567.html

it´s adware, uninstall of bonjour brings a blue-screen (and a lot of troubles)

you can only deactivate bonjour services in system or block it by firewall !

BON JOUR is now a part of your windows system, PS2 (emule) does not work anymore ?

A new network driver exists after installation of Bon jour !

Have a lot of Fun , Apple is crazy !]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14334993 Sat, 10 Sep 2005 14:48:14 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14334777 anon : In one of the posts above someone referenced to the viopuser forum. The discussed the use of the bonjour service and claimed that it was completely safe and was simply used to check for other users connected to your network for iTunes sharing purposes. This may be true but I am running Zone Alarm Pro and it caught this bonjour service trying to not only access the internet zone(not the trusted subnet) but also accept connections from the internet. iTunes may be only looking for these subnet computers but giving the program the ability to accept foreign connections could pose a serious security risk. I think for the time being it would be best to turn off the program until they update their safety with this little program. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14334777 Sat, 10 Sep 2005 14:06:11 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14331144 winchester73 : If you turn off Bonjour ... there is the mdnsnsp.dll that was deposited in the Winsock LSP as shown in HJT as an O10 item ... should you "fix" that?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14331144 Fri, 09 Sep 2005 21:50:11 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14328954 M A R K : MSCONFIG? thats how i killed mine]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14328954 Fri, 09 Sep 2005 16:46:26 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14328732 anon : I personally didn't even want it on my pc so what I did was just reboot into safe mode, unreg one of the dlls that was marked "self-register", then delte the entire Bonjour dir.

Only prob is that when iTunes starts, it of course says there is an error in the install and I can't share music etc. You can just OK out of that, but it's annoying.

I'm pissed they would slip this component install into the product or at least now allow the user to opt-out of installing it.:(]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14328732 Fri, 09 Sep 2005 16:15:41 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14327682 erwin_mi :
said by jetspeed See Profile :

Anyway to disable this service from within iTunes? I feel like being force fed Bonjour along with QuickTime.
You can configure all services via start/control panel/administrative tools/services. Doubleclick a service and set it to:
- automatic if you want it to start it with windows
- disabled if you want it totally disabled
- manual if you want to start it when it's needed (this isn't always reliable).

A nice site with info for the configuration of services is »www.blackviper.com/WinXP/servicecfg.htm .]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14327682 Fri, 09 Sep 2005 13:59:15 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14327120 metrodust : Bonjour is very useful if you want to share music, or run airtunes, or stream your music thru a SSL tunnel. oh, and printing to a printer thats connected to an airport express. of course, if you dont do any of that, then turn it off.
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I feel like being force fed Bonjour along with QuickTime.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14326815 Fri, 09 Sep 2005 11:54:30 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14326440 anon : Bonjour is Apple's brand-name for zero-config IP. It's used by iTunes for music sharing (on your local network). It's not spyware. More info here:

»www.apple.com/macosx/features/bonjour/

Here's the Windows-specific excerpt:

Zero Configuration, Zero Hassles, Anywhere
Now anyone using a Windows PC can take advantage of the effortlessness of Bonjour for free. The Bonjour Setup Wizard makes setting up a printer under Windows as easy as Mac OS X (we can’t make it as beautiful, unfortunately). Bonjour for Windows includes a plug-in for Internet Explorer, so you can setup a Bonjour-enabled device without knowing its IP address. You can even print to printers connected over USB to Airport Extreme Base Station or Airport Express. If you’re an Open Source enthusiast, you will be able to download the Bonjour source code to create software for virtually any platform.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14326440 Fri, 09 Sep 2005 10:51:52 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14322242 Steely : Thanks for posting the link and instructions for turning off the Bonjour service. All of that was included in the thread I linked above, but it was probably a better idea to post it here directly as you did. :-)]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14322242 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 19:20:28 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14321536 NICK ADSL UK : Hi all if you need to turn the Bonjour Service off then just download this file from there ftp. From the link just click on "NO" which will pop up a window where all the files are kept and then tick on Bonjour to download
»gizmoproject.com/jasmine
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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14321536 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 17:44:45 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14321143 juilinsandar : I don't think I'll be updating any time soon.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14321143 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 16:55:44 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14320111 Fobulous : Damn that sux. I was never a big Itunes fan myself but this is just way too much. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14320111 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 14:42:05 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14319423 Kanebrake : DONE ...Thanks erwin ... that's what I was looking for. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14319423 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 13:16:09 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14319312 erwin_mi : Version 5 of iTunes also loads the InstallDriver Table Manager service and as the previous versions also the iPod Service service, which loads even if there isn't an iPod connected. I think the following is a safe configuration:
- Bonjour Service: disabled
- InstallDriver Table Manager: manual
- iPod Service: manual (or even disabled if you don't own an iPod).

iTunes also puts iTunesHelper and QuickTime Task in System Startup, which also can be safely disabled.

The last version also fires up mdnsresponder.exe which connects to your dns-server. I presume this executable is a part of the Bonjour Service. I deny all connections for it in my firewall.

For all the people who thought Apple keeps its software simple and effective, this must come as a huge surprise...]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14319312 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 12:58:34 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14317610 Kanebrake : Thanks Steely ... Do you know if this was installed in ver 4.9. or just 5.0? I uninstalled 5.0 and it took Bonjour with it so I guess it was part of iTunes. Have to do a little more googling on this one.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14317610 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 07:52:03 EDT Re: iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14317565 Steely : Found this with Google. Maybe it helps?

»www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_2567.html]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14317565 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 07:33:02 EDT iTunes 5.0 loads Bonjour Service http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14317513 Kanebrake : Don't know if it's safe or not but I noticed that iTunes installs a Bonjour service at the startup of your computer. I installed the new 5.0 ver last night and when I booted up this morning Outpost blocked a request from Bonjour service to jump on the net. I never noticed this before in the older versions of iTunes. Anyone know if this is safe?? After looking it up it almost looks like a bittorrent type of service.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,14317513 Thu, 08 Sep 2005 07:12:23 EDT