Re: Firewall Strategy
From: tmg (marcus_at_baldhu.fsnet.co.uk)
Date: 11/13/03
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Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 17:21:32 GMT
download "active ports" install and run it ...it tells you exactly which
ports are used
"Mike M" <drewd@gate.net> wrote in message
news:d09a7016.0311092203.1656f956@posting.google.com...
> I have tried several firewalls (black ice, Zone Alarm Free, Zone Alarm
> Pro and now I've been told that Norton Personal Firewall is the best
> out there, but I have heard that a Firewall should be setup to block
> ports not required for my Programs, to keep hackers, etc. out.
>
> Question: How does one go about figuring out which ports the Software
> Applications they use require? I'm sure there's an easy way to do
> this, but I haven't a clue. The Applications I use include:
>
> Windows XP Home
> Internet Explorer 6.0
> MS OfficeXP (which includes Outlook 2002, Word, Excel, Power Point,
> etc)
> MS Notepad
> MS Paint
> Dragon Naturally Speaking Pro Version 6
> Win Fax Pro 10.02
> Norton AntiVirus 2003
> Norton Personal Firewall 2003
> Infranview
> Kazaa Lite
> Trillian Pro 2.0
> AIM 5.2.3292
> Yahoo Messenger
> Diskkeeper
> Logitech Mouseware
> Logitech iTouch (Keyboard Software)
> OmniPage Pro 12.0
> Quicken 2003 Deluxe
> Quicken Lawyer 2003
> AdAware
> Hijack This
> Windows Media Player
> MS Notepad
> MS Wordpad
> ACT! 6.0
> Anti-Trojan
> Nero
> Roxio Easy CD Creator
> SpyHunter
> DriverMagic Pro
> Winrar
> Yahoo Messenger
> Acrobat Reader
> AIM
> Yahoo Messenger
> Evidence Eliminator
> ActiveSpeed
> Spam Eliminator
> Fresh Download
> Adobe Acrobat Professional Ver 6.0
> DiskKeepr8
> Net Detective
> CDSetup8
> Cyber Detective
> QuikTime
> RealOne
> Easy Recipe Deluxe
> CookWiz
> Bejeweled 1.3
> Postal Inspector
>
> Thanks in Advance for your help, Mike
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