Re: Couple of newbie Firewall questions
From: Bill Matherly Jr (bmatherlyjr_at_cox.net)
Date: 08/18/03
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Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 20:33:23 GMT
Cheddar wrote:
> Ok so I just installed Sygate Personal Firewall after using
> the standard XP pro version.
>
> I don't have a clue whats happening, so far I have allowed
> IE, Outlook and GrabIT access to the internet. Every couple
> of minutes though a warning box keeps popping up with the
> following message:
>
> F30002 DCE/RPC DCOM Buffer overflow exploit attempt
> detected.
>
> Is this the blaster virus that has caused so much hassle? I
> am not worried because I always do a windows update every
> week but I was just curious. It's very disconcerting having
> this firewall tell me everytime my PC is getting attacked.
> With the XP Firewall it never used to say anything.
>
> I'm getting more paranoid by the minute :-)
>
>
I would immediately go to http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com and obtain
the security RPC DCOM patch, then I would then update your virus
signatures with your antivirus program, and do a complete scan for
viruses and trojans.
Just for added security, block ports 69, 135-139, 445 and 4444
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