Re: PC-Cillin reports Idle, Port 32809, UDP outgoing connection

From: Eirik Seim (eirik_at_mi.uib.no)
Date: 12/01/04

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    Date: 1 Dec 2004 21:18:32 GMT

    On 1 Dec 2004 12:55:01 -0800, Robert S wrote:
    > I am running PC-Cillin on my PC. I get a lot of warnings about
    > outgoing connections as below:
    >
    > Application/program: Idle
    > Port number used: 32809 (or similar number)
    > Protocol: UDP
    >
    > What does this mean?

    >From what I can tell after a brief google search [1], it means
    you need to check if your antivirus software is up to date. If it
    isnt, you should seriously consider either reloading a fresh copy
    of Windows and this time get all security patches and the antivirus
    software in place before exposing your computer to the internet, or
    get some qualified PC tech to check if you're infected.

    If the traffic you see is what I fear, your computer is currently
    part of a quite possibly global network of cracked computers, used
    by immature teenagers to get even with other teenagers at IRC. Or
    knock out a government network. No way to tell with the limited
    amount of information you provide, but this could potentially be
    very bad. See [2] and [3] for more info on these things.

    1. http://www.google.com/search?q=idle.exe+udp+traffic
    2. http://www.theregister.com/2004/04/30/spam_biz/
    3. http://www.theregister.com/2004/09/09/telenor_botnet_dismantled/ 

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