Port 5000 Question

From: Bruce (stokes280_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/19/03 

Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 06:08:23 -0700

Hi
After installing Zone Alarm Pro and then disabiling the
Windows Firewall, I went to the SARC website and ran a
security scan. It said I had only one open port, 5000
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play)
 My qurestion is how do I go about turning off this port
5000 Thanks.

Bruce...

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