Re: [fw-wiz] Annoying pop-ups

From: Gary Flynn (flynngn@jmu.edu)
Date: 10/29/02 

From: Gary Flynn <flynngn@jmu.edu>
To: David Hawley <rhino007_us@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue Oct 29 09:12:59 2002

You need to block TCP 139 and UDP 135.

http://www.jmu.edu/computing/security/info/winmsg.shtml

The XP firewall will take care of the problem.

David Hawley wrote:
>
> 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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Gary Flynn
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James Madison University
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