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Posted by Jeff Lloyd on August 18, 2006, 9:58 am
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>>I noticed that even when I have nothing open in Windows XP Pro SP2, there
>>is activity galore...see below. I am not too sure how to address this.
>>Spyware software didn't catch anything out of the ordinary and ZoneAlarm
>>Firewall did not catch anything sinister either. There is always net
>>activity being received onto my computer even when it is not being used
>>and nothing is running. Please advise if at all possible as to what this
>>is: Thanks very much.
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>> Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
>> (C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.
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>> C:\Documents and Settings\user>netstat
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>> Active Connections
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>> Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
>> TCP xppro:1046 64.215.164.234:http ESTABLISHED
>> TCP xppro:1047 207.46.20.93:http ESTABLISHED
>> TCP xppro:1048 64.4.21.189:https ESTABLISHED
>> TCP xppro:2869 192.168.0.1:6063 TIME_WAIT
>> TCP xppro:2869 192.168.0.1:6064 TIME_WAIT
>> TCP xppro:2869 192.168.0.1:6065 TIME_WAIT
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> The http connections are the Windows Update site. Maybe you have
> automatic updates turned on? (good)
>
> The other lines appear to be UPnP traffic from your computer to your local
> router. Nothing suspicious. You can disable Universal Plug and Play on
> the router and/or turn off the services that support it on your PC if you
> don't like it. (Start-> Run-> SERVICES.MSC and set SSDP Discovery Service
> and Universal Plug
> and Play Device Host to disabled and stopped ) MSN/Windows Live
> Messenger, if you use it, is also known to generate some UPnP traffic on
> its own regardless of whether you turn the services off.
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> About UPnP:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/prodtechnol/winxppro/evaluate/upnpxp.mspx
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Plug_and_Play
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> --
> Colin Nash
> Microsoft MVP
> Windows Shell/User
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Colin, thanks very much for your explanation to this. Much appreciated.
Jeff
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