Re: Firewall log question
From: Steven L Umbach (n9rou_at_comcast.net)
Date: 08/30/03
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Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2003 00:45:48 GMT
I agree with Jack . Do an ipconfig /displaydns sometime and you will be
amazed at all the activity form just going to a site or two. I would not be too
concerned if you have a properly configure firewall and use up to date virus/trojan
scan. I would suggest occasionally running something like Ad Aware or Spybot Search
and Destroy to find and clean the misc junk that those other programs will not.
Another thing that I personally do is to set my internet Web Content Zone security to
high and my trusted sites to medium. I then place my often used sites that I trust
into the trusted sites list. I also do the same for cookies. That enables much safer
browsing, but occasionally I have to change settings temporarily back if a particular
site balks. -- Steve
"Jack Seredyniecki" <jack_seredyniecki@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Any web page you go to can have linked images, frames or other objects
> linked to another site. In order to read those objects your browser
> connects to those sites to get them. Plus, if you visit Google then you
> probably search for info and then click on the search result links that take
> you to all different sites. No?
>
> "Connie" <connie@libertysavings.com> wrote in message
> news:01e601c36e5c$e9163860$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> > I'm using Win2Pro, Sym Anti-Virus Corp. Ed., (updated, and
> > fully scanned daily).
> >
> > I pretty much go to the same internet sites daily,
> > Microsoft, google, nothing out of the ordinary.
> >
> > In a report of the Most Visited URL's from my Gnatbox
> > firewall, I see where my ip address has a few url's that I
> > have never heard of, much less gone to, for example
> > www.ice.nuie.nagoya-u.ac.jp and asp.flaaten.dk.
> >
> > Can anyone tell me why these urls would show up and if I
> > should be concerned?
> >
> > I also scan for Trojans maybe once every two weeks, just
> > did a scan yesterday, no problems.
> >
> > Thanks for any input!
>
>
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