Blocking ports & firewall

From: Bill (LoneWolf17bj@aol.com)
Date: 11/03/02 

From: "Bill" <LoneWolf17bj@aol.com>
Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 19:05:53 -0800

THANK YOU FOR REPLYING...THAT HAD ME WORRIED! CAN YOU
PLEASE EXPLAIN OR TELL ME WHERE I CAN GO TO LEARN HOW TO
BLOCK THOSE PORTS MENTIONED AND FIREWALL...THANK YOU

>-----Original Message-----
>Bill wrote:
>
>> I received a popup...i tried to copy it but i could
>> not...it said:
>>
>> Message from PRIVACY WARNING to 172.146.157.26 on
>> 11/2/2002 6:12:31 PM
>>
>> Windows has detected unprotected (snip SPAM)
>>
>> OK...is this a real message from windows????? or a
>> message being spam????? please help
>
>Hi
>
>It's spam. This looks like a Messenger Service message.
>
>Block access to ports 135, 137-139, and 445 with a
firewall.
>
>Windows Messages
>http://www.jmu.edu/computing/security/info/winmsg.shtml
>
>myNetWatchman Alert - Windows PopUP SPAM
>http://www.mynetwatchman.com/kb/security/articles/popupsp
am/
>
>Wired: Spam Masquerades as Admin Alerts
>http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,55795,00.html
>
>
>--
>torgeir
>Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI
>Porsgrunn Norway
>
>
>.
>

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