Re: No attack = true stealth?

From: slow mongoose (butcherofprague@excite.com)
Date: 06/20/02 

From: "slow mongoose" <butcherofprague@excite.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Jun 2002 01:08:56 GMT

".." <freestooges@aol.com.aol.com> wrote in message
news:20020619203542.09354.00001797@mb-mq.aol.com...
> Should I be concerned if I haven't been attacked at all since I installed
NIS
> Pro 2002 and closed the last opening UPNP port? No, not even 1 single
> "visitor" in 24 hrs! I used grc.com, pcflank and sygate to scan my ports
and
> they all said my PC is stealth and the firewall is very aggressive. I'd
rather
> be paranoid than to have a false sense of security.

A good question!! (that I can't answer--sorry!)....
I installed a new firewall last Friday and have the same
situation as yourself --- no attacks at all!!
Makes you wonder what's happening-- or not happening
for that matter!!

I also ran the Shields Up! and closed off ol' sly port 5000-- makes you feel
good to be in stealth mode (although it only shows 10 ports), but you kind
of
feel "uneasy" if the evil ones NEVER attack-- just
doesn't seem right! {:-)

A false sense of security it could be.

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