Networks
A few weeks ago port 135 has been recieving DCOM exploits. All though, I dont really know what that is, I closed port 135. Would it be enough? BTW the warnings from the firewall stopped after I closed port 135.
What are other ports should I close down? BTW my firewall is Comodo.
by jdclyde
by ukitin
by oh smeg
Start off with only the Default ports open and close down any that give problems.
Not ideal and very time consuming and likely to suffer infections but the computer will at least work till it fails. :)
Col
by ukitin
by oh smeg
Then there are the Hostage ware infections where your computer is taken Hostage and you have to pay to get it back under your control.
Or that Cracker down the Road takes the system over to do as they please without any risk of Legal Repercussions as they do not own the computer doing the Illegal Things they are just making money off it. Things like that for starters. :)
Col
by ukitin
Oh I see. So my computer is a zombie? But I've checked it, I scanned this computer in safe mode and scanned while using livecds. I also checked with hijackthis. So I think it's pretty clean. And we also used to have a router(but I bricked it, lol. were buying a new one). So do you think I am a bit safer? I also know no one is ever safe. lol.
Thanks BTW!
by oh smeg
Just that if you do not take steps that possibility exists. The fewer the steps the greater the possibility. You will pick up an infection within 30 seconds of being connected to the Internet if you do not have anything in place to prevent these nasties.
Also Routers are only as good as the last supplied Firmware Update. If you do not update when new Firmware becomes available then that Router is worse than not having one as it gives you a False Sense of Security which you don't actually have.
As you say no one is ever safe but with Windows the more you do initially to lock down the OS the safer you are in the long term generally speaking. :)
Col
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