Technical question on computers ?

[Satai Delenn]

All right I have internet security program with shall remain nameless and have been getting hammered with attacks on ports 1026 and 1027 what do these do and how do I stop them .Am running pain in the a*** xp ?HELP


Here is the IP address 221.208.208.97 which changes to on the tail end to .104 and just 95 all from Harbin .

[Ranger1]

Let me guess, Norton or Zone Alarm, it just giving you a notice of someone who is scanning your port range, no one is actually trying to hack into your computer, you only need to ignore those messages and keep your firewall up and running.

[Satai Delenn]

Neither on both counts .Does anyone know of any goof internet security systems ?That are top rated ?

[Ranger1]

Zone alarm is pretty good

[Satai Delenn]

I will check it out .Have read some good things about them .

[Radhil]

Port 1026 runs some calender app I've never heard of, but I'm also getting references to MSN Messenger spam attempts. I'd guess that's what it really is.

If you are hooked up to the internet you will get hammered by attempts on your box all day, every day, every second. I put a sniffer on a friends box as I set it up and recorded 15 probes within the first five minutes of hooking it up to the DSL service - and by all measures, that's a small number. So expect this like you expect rain hitting your roof in a storm - you can ignore the warning and even turn them off so long as you know your security program (usually a firewall) is blocking them.

ZoneAlarm is a good product. Get that if you can. I don't know what "unnamed" program you're using, but be aware that a lot of fake programs exist that pretend it's intercepting things but is really screwing your computer over. BraveSentry is one of those I see a lot of lately. Don't install something you see in a flash ad. Get the real deal.

A router with NAT is a near bulletproof protection against attacks, but also requires a bit more knowhow (and cashola) to set up.

[Satai Delenn]

Port 1026 runs some calender app I've never heard of, but I'm also getting references to MSN Messenger spam attempts. I'd guess that's what it really is.


I did a google search and came up with the same response ,but did not really come up with a way tp block off the port.It supposed a fault in Windows which was discovered by spammers and they been exploiting it ever since .Beyond that I can't remember too much else only what was given didn't help .


ZoneAlarm is a good product. Get that if you can. I don't know what "unnamed" program you're using, but be aware that a lot of fake programs exist that pretend it's intercepting things but is really screwing your computer over. BraveSentry is one of those I see a lot of lately. Don't install something you see in a flash ad. Get the real deal.


The unnamed product is called Mcaffee .I am unsure whether I will be renewing I will make that decision when it expires.