Re: Open Ports Killing Net Speed

From: News Groupie (newsgroupie_at_newsgroups.com)
Date: 12/02/04 

Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2004 01:31:01 GMT

So basically, not having my firewall on and no spyware/malware/spam
proctection for 6 months will cause this problem?

"Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
news:%2369g63A2EHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> News Groupie wrote:
>
>> WHOA!!! gawd damnnit. it's that serious?
>>
>> What exactly caused this problem?
>>
>> TIA
>>
>>
>> "Rock" <rock@mail.nospam.net> wrote in message
>> news:%23TRrHG%231EHA.1404@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
>>
>>>News Groupie wrote:
>>>
>>>>I ran netstat at command prompt because I noticed my web browsing
>>>>getting ridiculously slow. It came up with 270 connections to my
>>>>computer. I know this is not normal. I recognize the AIM, MSN, Trillian
>>>>and similiar connections. But most of the other connections established
>>>>were to ports "2119" and "http" and most were from foriegn hosts/ips
>>>>(.fr, .se, .nl, .it, etc.). I don't have a web server running and I have
>>>>no clue what app or service uses port 2119.
>>>>
>>>>How do I fix this so my internet speed isn't boggled down? How do I
>>>>prevent this from happening again?
>>>>
>>>>Thanks in advance
>>>>
>>>>P.S. - Yes, I'm running WinXP SP2.
>>>
>>>Do a thorough scan for malware. Are you running a firewall? One should
>>>be active at all times when online.
>>>
>>>Run these programs to check for spyware/malware. After installing update
>>>them, then boot into safe mode and run them. You should update and run
>>>them weekly.
>>>
>>>Cwshredder
>>>http://www.intermute.com/spysubtract/cwshredder_download.html
>>>
>>>Ad-aware SE
>>>http://www.lavasoftusa.com
>>>
>>>Spybot Search and Destroy
>>>http://www.safer-networking.org
>>>
>>>Bazooka Adware and Spyware Scanner
>>>http://download.com.com/3000-2144-10247783.html
>>>
>>>Pest Patrol Free Pest Scanner
>>>http://www.pestscan.com/ScanOrTrial.asp
>>>
>>>If you’re still having problems after running these then run HijackThis
>>>and post the log to one of the specialty forums, _NOT_ this one.
>>>
>>>HijackThis
>>>http://www.majorgeeks.com/download.php?det=3155
>>>
>>>Forums to Interpret HijackThis Logs:
>>>
>>>http://www.spywareinfo.com/forums/
>>>http://forum.aumha.org/viewforum.php?f=30
>>>http://forums.tomcoyote.org/
>>>http://www.wilderssecurity.com/
>>>
>>>After your system is clean use these programs to help keep it clean:
>>>
>>>Spywareblaster
>>>www.javacoolsoftware.com/sbdownload.html
>>>
>>>Spywareguard
>>>http://www.javacoolsoftware.com/sgdownload.html
>>>
>>>IE-SPYAD
>>>http://www.staff.uiuc.edu/~ehowes/resource.htm
>>>
>>>For viruses, start with Trend Micro’s Sysclean. Download it and the
>>>signature file. Turn off system restore, boot into safe mode and run
>>>sysclean. Boot back into normal mode and run a full AV scan with your
>>>normal AV program. Then turn system restore back on.
>>>
>>>Trend Micro Sysclean
>>>http://www.trendmicro.com/download/dcs.asp
>>>
>>>Trend Micro Signature File
>>>http://www.trendmicro.com/download/pattern.asp
>>>
>>>You should also regularly run at least two of these online scans in
>>>addition to your regular up to date AV program:
>>>
>>>Online and Downloadable Virus Scanning:
>>>
>>>Panda ActiveScan
>>>http://www.pandasoftware.com/activescan/com/activescan_principal.htm
>>>
>>>Bit Defender Online Virus Scan:
>>>http://www.bitdefender.com/scan/license.php
>>>
>>>Symantec Online Virus and Security Scan:
>>>http://security.symantec.com/ssc/home.asp
>>>
>>>TrendMicro:
>>>http://housecall.trendmicro.com/housecall/start_corp.asp
>>>
>>>McAfee Online Virus Scan:
>>>http://www.mcafee.com/myapps/mfs/default.asp
>>>
>>>RAV AntiVirus - Scan Online
>>>http://www.ravantivirus.com/scan/
>>>
>>>F-Secure:
>>>http://support.f-secure.com/enu/home/ols.shtml
>>>
>>>McAfee AVert Stinger Virus Removal Tool
>>>http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger/
>>>
>>>[Note: Stinger looks only for a limited number of specific viruses. It’s
>>>not intended for full strength virus scanning and removal, but it can
>>>help eliminate enough threats to allow you to install and scan with a
>>>full featured AV program.]
>>>
>>>Make sure you have a firewall active at all times. If nothing else use
>>>the one built into XP, but there are a variety of free third party ones
>>>that do a better job from Sygate, Zone Alarm or Kerio.
>>>
>>>Sygate Personal Firewall
>>>http://smb.sygate.com/products/spf_standard.htm
>>>
>>>Zone Alarm
>>>http://www.zonelabs.com/store/content/company/products/znalm/freeDownload.jsp?lid=staticcomp_za
>>>
>>>Kerio Personal Firewall
>>>http://www.kerio.com/kpf_download.html
>>>
>>>Lastly check your system for vulnerabilities. Make sure you have all the
>>>latest security patches from Windows Update too.
>>>
>>>Websites which will check for vulnerabilities:
>>>
>>>Browser Security Tests:
>>>http://www.jasons-toolbox.com/BrowserSecurity/
>>>
>>>Symantec Security Check
>>>http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default.asp?langid=ie&venid=sym
>>>
>>>http://bcheck.scanit.be/bcheck/
>>>https://testzone.secunia.com/browser_checker/
>>>www.pcpitstop.com
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>
> Unsafe computing practices.
>

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