Thanks for all the replies, everyone. I'm not well today so am not up to coherent thought or writing, but will follow up soon. It's off to bed for...
What does the following log file info mean? This particular entry is strange to me because of the AR (ack, reset?) flags, and because it's...
Thanks for clarifying, Paulson. I've been using GRC tools and tips for years (to disable upnp, dcom, tcp 135, unnecessary tcpip bindings, etc) and...
Thanks, Gerardwil! That did the trick and 135 is now really closed. Also closed 445 as well. So is there anything else I should be checking...
Sorry, Paulson, but I'm not quite sure what you are recommending here. Are you saying not to use these 3 GRC utilities to disable DCOM, messenger,...
OK, I ran the full scan again with all options. Here's the scandump. I also installed Port Explorer - I'm posting the results but it's probably...
Thanks for the links, Paulson. Looks like great info - I'll check it out in a bit. I'm familiar with the GRC site - I use some of his utilities on...
Thanks, Philli, I installed and updated TDS-3 yesterday and ran *all* tests, including all drives. It did take a long time but didn't find...
When I run TCP Inspector, it shows Netbios (135) connected. I've checked and verified that Netbios is still disabled (or looks like it should be)...
[long post] FWIW, here's info I send to those who pelt me with chain mail, multiple forwards, or emails with lots of others' addresses. Most...
Wow. Thanks for such a great response, luv2bsecure. I appreciate your time and suggestions. All very good ideas. My reply is also long so hope you...
Anyone here familiar with security issues on EBay? I was about to setup a sellers account (for an online garage sale of some antique glassware,...
Ha! I didn't phrase that very well. I should have said that the Agnitum comparative matrix might be a bit biased since they created it in part to...
dandino, Here's a couple of articles/charts that might help. I haven't found any recent, unbiased comparative reviews at security sites. I'd love...
Thanks for the suggestions, everyone. I was hoping someone had found a comparison of the thoroughness and effectiveness of the top few really...
Thanks Claire. I do like PCFlanks. I believe it's one of those listed on the Wilders page referenced above. IMO it's probably a tie or close...
Thanks. That is a good test site. Takes a while to go through since you have to so it in a linear series of questions. Good explanations at each...
I'm looking for a better firewall test than ShieldsUp to recommend to others who worship GRC. Shouldn't be too hard. ;) I'm just wondering...
I read that Eudora only needs access to TCP 143, 110, and 25 so limited Eudora access to those ports in my firewall. Worked fine that way for a...
Thanks for the great info! I'll make sure I did all those things if I have time late tonight. I checked the install log and it shows June 12! So...
A couple of articles about improvements in secure online credit card use: http://www.banktechnews.com/btn/articles/btnoct01-1.shtml...
Snowman - This may be a bit OT, but I heard of a new option for what sounds like secure online purchases. Tried to find an article to link, but no...
Thanks Gavin. I checked the download page before posting, but couldn't tell which file is the database update. Do you mean update.cfg or the full...
Thanks for the reply, MickeyTheMan. I realize it's shareware. Any answers to the specific 2 questions? Anyone?
1) Is it possible to manually update the database for the eval version of TDS? 2) How long is the eval functional? I installed it sometime last...
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