Re: Pop-Ups ~ Messanger Service

From: Kevin Davisł (zkevindavisz_at_cfl.rr.com)
Date: 08/11/03 

Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 03:01:59 GMT

On Sun, 10 Aug 2003 14:00:10 -0700, "S Reynolds"
<sreynol@insight.rr.com> wrote:

>I am constantly getting messages to the effect my IP
>address is open to Attack and I should visit
>www.endads.com to find a soluation ?, as well as other Pop-
>Ups. Does anyone have a soluation to this ?, Opps ~ one
>just poped up from Alert Service telling me my IP is open
>to Attack by hacker's ?? to contact www.Messanger
>Stopper.com
>I am running Windows XP, i have a firewall , I have a
>Antivirus program & I have a Router , All are active yet
>these Pop-Up's are getting through ?, How do i stop them ?
>Any Assistance will be Greatly Appreciated, Thsnk You

Your router and firewall are misconfigured. You need to go and
examine what you are allowing through them. You need to make sure
that UDP ports 135, 137, and 138; TCP ports 135, 139, and 445 are
being blocked from access by external IP addresses.

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