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trusted ip address ditty dot 08-07-2005
|--> Re: trusted ip address Lanwench [MVP -...08-07-2005
Posted by =?Utf-8?B?ZGl0dHkgZG90?= on August 7, 2005, 10:23 am
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i have mc afee protections i keep getting attempts to use my computer and
questions do you trust this site. what are the trusted ip addresses.
following the ip pool 70 - 20118-113-pitt.east.verizon.net address would
this be a hacker
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mrs ditty dot

Posted by Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] on August 7, 2005, 10:31 am
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> i have mc afee protections i keep getting attempts to use my computer
> and questions do you trust this site. what are the trusted ip
> addresses. following the ip pool 70 -
> 20118-113-pitt.east.verizon.net address would this be a hacker

First rule: if you don't know why something is trying to access your
computer from the internet, block it.
Second rule: if something doesn't work right afterwards, rethink #1.

Block everything inbound by default, and make exceptions if needed (unlikely
on a home computer).




Posted by N. Miller on August 7, 2005, 2:54 pm
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On Sun, 7 Aug 2005 07:23:02 -0700, ditty dot wrote:

> i have mc afee protections i keep getting attempts to use my computer and
> questions do you trust this site.

McAfee really shouldn't be asking about allowing inbound connections. Those
inbound connections which aren't responses to outbound requests should be
blocked automatically.

> what are the trusted ip addresses.

Very few. If you run a LAN, your LAN IP addresses should be trusted. If you
run a server, well; you really need to learn a whole lot about what happens
when you run a server. For most people, that isn't an issue; most people
don't run servers.

> following the ip pool 70 - 20118-113-pitt.east.verizon.net address would
> this be a hacker

No way to tell without seeing the actual packets sent. UDP packets to ports
1025-1030 would be typical of messenger spam, though. I mostly see those on
ports 1026/1027; my router blocks them. Other ports would be indicative of
other activity. I mostly see messenger spam, or automated RPCSS worm
activity. After that I see relay attempts on my MTA. I rarely see anything
that could be attributed to "hacking"; as a conscious activity directed by
a human agent at my connection.

--
Norman
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~Fin dein a loluca, En dragu a sei lain
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