Re: Ports getting hammered?


"SHRED" <noone@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Duane Arnold wrote:
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>>>Duane Arnold wrote:
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>>>>>I no very little about firewalls.
>>>>>My setup:
>>>>>
>>>>>Cable access
>>>>>4 port SMC Barricade Router
>>>>>2 computers
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>I recently installed ZoneAlarm and it is blocking attempts at port
>>>>>access.


> 7664703 Packet DROPPED: Proto: IP_UDP Flags: 0x0000000a Src:
> 218.19.119.233 Dest: 192.168.123.143 SrcPort: 23421 DstPort: 1689
>

Something on your machine is attempting to connect out over the port most
commonly used for IMAP, a mail protocol.

Probably some spyware calling home.

Your ZA is blocking it, but it's there, and operating.

It may be successfully connecting out on other ports.

Your SMC is likely not configured to block any outbound connections.

-Russ.


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