Re: Real hack attempts?

From: Deeter (this@isnotit.com)
Date: 04/15/03 

From: Deeter <this@isnotit.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:40:54 GMT

Without seeing the message that is being displayed, (ie, the type of
"attack") it is hard to give a concrete answer, but if I had to take a
shot in the dark I would guess that it would be responding to
port-scans, which now-a-days is quite common, especially if you are on
a broadband network.

On Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:25:33 GMT, "Mark Bowes"
<mpbowes@worldnet.att.net> wrote:

>
>Hello, I wonder if someone can help clarify something for me. I just bought
>a new computer, and it came with the anti-virus and firewall program
>PC-Cillin. I turned the firewall on this morning, and using a dial-up
>connection, it is telling me that I am almost constantly being "attacked" by
>hackers. It has logged a "hacking attempt" an average of once every 4 to 5
>minutes or so for the last hour.
>
>Is it really possible that there are so many people trying to attack my
>computer? Or could the firewall be reading some innocuous internet activity
>as "hacking attempts"?
>
>

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