[fw-wiz] Annoying pop-ups

From: David Hawley (rhino007_us@yahoo.com)
Date: 10/28/02 

To: firewall-wizards@honor.icsalabs.com
From: David Hawley <rhino007_us@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon Oct 28 17:07:20 2002

What is the port(s) that is used to send those annoying pop-ups in Windows
XP? Will the firewalling SW builtin to XP
stop them, or must one use a personal firewall (I am on a short term
contract, and the DSL router/firewall is back at
my home base).

TIA, David

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