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Posted by Netuser 58 on February 25, 2005, 6:31 am
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pianukim@hotmail.com wrote:
> I've only recently discovered the benefits of port forwarding (for
> hosting games and running torrent downloading programs) and though I
> only do it sparingly, I am curious as to the actual vulnerabilities of
> forwarding a port.
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> Everything I've read mentions "intrusions" of one form or another, but
> in very general terms. I hear the word trojan thrown around a lot, and
> I understand that there are trojans that exploit specific ports, but is
> that the only danger? I no longer use McAfee and instead opt for my
> router's firewall, and the applications I use that take advantage of
> port forwarding only for a very small range of ports.
>
> Does allowing certain ports to be forwarded really open up my system to
> attack?
Test your router firewall here to see:
http://www.hackerwatch.org/probe/
Netsuser 58
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