Re: port 80 open?

From: Lonewolph (Lonewolph_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/31/05


Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2005 07:17:02 -0800

Then why do friends who have XP who run the Shields UP not show port 80 as
open but stealth?

"Carey Frisch [MVP]" wrote:

> Ports That Are Used by Windows Product Activation
> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;291983
>
> Periodically, your computer will communicate with the Microsoft
> Product Activation servers for verification. You need to keep
> Port 80 open.
>
> --
> Carey Frisch
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows XP - Shell/User
> Microsoft Newsgroups
>
> Get Windows XP Service Pack 2 with Advanced Security Technologies:
> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/security/protect/windowsxp/choose.mspx
>
> -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> "Lonewolph" wrote:
>
> | Running Shields UP!! tells me that I have port 80 open. I am not running
> | messenger, ftp or any other program that should be accessing the internet.
> | Should port 80 show as open? I have run Ad-aware SE, McAfee Stinger and
> | Microtrend's sysclean while in safemode and all have come up blank.
> |
> | How can I see what processes are using this port? If this port should not be
> | open, how can I close it?
>
>



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