Blocking Windows Explorer in firewall

From: Peter (peter@govern.com)
Date: 03/10/03 

From: Peter <peter@govern.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2003 09:17:29 GMT

I use Sygate firewall on my XP system. Quite often I get a message
saying Windows Explorer is trying to get in contact something on
the Internet. I don't want this.

My firewall seems to be set to ask me each time Windows Explorer
uses the net so I want to fix the firewall to always deny access
rather than ask me.

The problem is that I can't find C:\windows\explorer in the list of
firewall programs.

Can someone tell me which program I should block?

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