Re: Firewall rule closed ALL but Port UDP 137 open

From: Tracker (TheTrackers000REMOVE@yahoo.com)
Date: 10/30/02 

From: Tracker <TheTrackers000REMOVE@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 04:26:49 +0300

NeoSadist wrote:

> "Markus Dubois" <Markus.Dubois@gmx.ch> wrote in message
> news:186d15f6.0210300045.77aeba03@posting.google.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > on my home internet PC (Win98 Shared internet access, firewalled with
> > Norton Internet Security 2002) a nmap scan shows port udp 137 open.
> > Even if i make a rule on top with
> > block all any any
> >
> > Very odd situation. There is nothing open according to my
> > firewall-rule but nmap shows this open port......
> >
> > Why?
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Markus
>
> Uh, if you're scanning YOURSELF, it will probably show that open because you
> have norton antivirus using that port as a sort of email proxy with which to
> scan inbound emails. It's normal. If an internet-based scan shows it open,
> that's different.
> Uh, oops, that's netbios over tcp/ip. You're sharing the internet, so it's
> gonna look open.

Norton anti-virus has nothing to do with open Port 137 for file and print
sharing, nor does an email proxy run on port 137.
Sounds fishy to me.

Tracker

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