Re: Alerts on McAfee firewall since downloading Windows Updates
From: Bruce Tyler (top@bottom.au)Date: 10/08/02
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From: Bruce Tyler <top@bottom.au> Date: Wed, 09 Oct 2002 09:43:58 +1300
On 6 Oct 2002 11:14:56 -0700, james@vintcent.com (James V) wrote:
>Hi...I am running windows 2000 prof
>Mcafee Firewall 3 Home
>
>When I plug in my LAN conection, I get the following alert:
>
>LSA Executable and Server DLL (Export Version) v5.0
>This program:
>C:\WINNT\system32\Isass.exe
>
>is trying to access the Internet etc.
>
>When I launch my web browser (Internet Explorer 6), I get the
>following:
>
>Services and Controller app v5.00.2195.3940
>This program:
>C:\WINNT\system32\services.exe
>
>is trying to access the internet etc..
>If I do not allow these, I am unable to access the web.
>What are they?
>The latter alert has only started since I downloaded a bunch of
>Windows Updates and Service Pack 3 stuff from the Microsoft site.
>Is this uncle Bill trying to get info from my PC?
>Should I worry?
Just personally I think the only real threat to your PC that comes
from M/S at this point it time may well be MediaPlayer...
In my W98 setup (this one.!!!), I don't use MediaPlayer.. In my XP Pro
setup, which never accesses the internet and has just be Service Pack
1 updated, MediaPlayer is always trying to go online. This I can't
figure out. I am searching for as much about MediaPlayer and its
habbits, that I can find. So far, what I have found, is not that
nice....
Although most of us have every right to be paranoid about M/S, I don't
think you have to be any more paranoid than normal with the above
files. They are most likely the normal run of the mill connection
files introduced with your recent update...
I still use Atguard 3.22 and you should see all the things that are
coming and going in my PC. During the course of typing this I have
stopped no less that 10 contacts in or out. I have no browser open
yet, only this Forte Agent....
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