Re: Couple of newbie Firewall questions

From: Cheddar (my_spamNOCHEESE_at_dsl.pipex.com)
Date: 08/18/03 

Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2003 21:56:31 +0100

Bill Matherly Jr wrote:
> 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
>

Well I already have the latest updates from MS so I dont see
it as a issue. It's just shocking to see the number of
attempts being made.

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