application hijack

[Rita]

hi
could anyone tell me what an application hijack is?i had an alert pop up and it was a application hijack.what does this mean?

thanks
Rita

[CrazyM]

Hi Rita

Do you have any more details on the alert and which application generated it?

Regards,

CrazyM

[Rita]

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Do you have any more details on the alert and which application generated it?

Regards,

CrazyM" }-
hi CrazyM
here are the details:security type-application hijack,severity--info,direction-outgoing,app. name--symantec shared exe,domain-workgroup.it probaly doesnt mean anything i just wondered what it was.i know nothing about port scans etc.thanks so much for replying
rita

[Paranoid2000]

Ritaann,

Which application are you running that gave this error message?

[Rita]

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Which application are you running that gave this error message?" }-
hi Paranoid
it was just an onscreen alert from the firewall.port scan logged so i looked to see the details(in my last post)hope its nothing to worry about.it was blocked by the firewall.thanks for replying
rita

[Paranoid2000]

The "Severity--Info" suggests that it is not critical but the other parts suggest that the cause was on your system (hijacking outgoing traffic) rather than a port scan. It may be worth checking your firewall documentation for more details and giving your system a scan to be on the safe side.

[Rita]

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good morning Paranoid
thank you for replying.i will do a scan.if i find anything else--will post back
Rita