I've found that on my machine each application that asks for DNS access does so via local port 0 (as indicated by the NIS alert messages and event...
Ben-Zion Joselson, Very possible. I run NIS 2004 (not the PRO version) and SpyBot S & D 1.3 concurrently; I have not detected any...
freakshow, I've been using PestPatrol for at least a couple of years; longer than all of the other security products that I've added as a result...
There is no reference to this program in the Task Listing at http://www.answersthatwork.com/, and my XP operating system does not report the...
Okay. Thank you for the quick responses. Best regards, Mike
TDS-3 Common Ports Check Plug-in consistently reports that port 25 (SMTP) is open (Windows XP Pro - all updates installed); yet Port Explorer and...
No problem with those updates in NIS 2004; other than LuComServer.exe subsequently trying to connect to an IP address that was associated with...
You can edit the "crcfiles.txt" file to include or not include individual files in the CRC scan. Go to the TDS-3 Main menu: TDS, Edit Config...
I have no idea; but, this is a good question. I wouldn't be surprise if there is some limit. I believe the dynamic allocation is only to your...
SpongeBob, Correct. Every attempt to connect into your computer will generate one of these rules. Notice that 195.131.4.164 attempted to access...
SpongeBob, I'll take a stab at answering your questions, based upon my limitations, of course. Meantime, I recommend that you implement NIS...
SpongeBob, NIS is targeting a broad, novice computer market, and their "user-friendly" product is only user friendly if one does not attempt to...
Joseph, Yes, automatic everything is disabled; basically all automated rules are manually tweaked to restrict to bare minimum required for...
Joseph, Have you any guidance regarding specific "program" settings for NIS 2004 firewall programs, such as LuComserver, CCPROXY.EXE,...
The default (new install) list of 13 items is in the attached text file. (I "reconstructed" this list by deleting my additional local entries; but...
Thanks again, FanJ. It helps a lot. TDS-3, being a sophisticated tool, will take some getting used to on my part; but, it appears to be worth...
Thank you FanJ, I had the same problem as Hotjtsy. CRC test works now. However, this morning, after the radius.td3 update, running CRC...
Could you share the source of this article please? I'd like to see what it says. Little Mike
Thank you all for the clarification; I understand it now. Best regards, Little Mike
Wayne, Jason, Do you mean: 1. Add Taskkill/Tskill to PG protection list, and enable Close Message Handling to Taskkill/Tskill ? Or are you...
Tassie_Devils, Primrose, Thank you for the pointers to those utilities. I've got them and have been shutting down unneeded services, etc; also...
Hi puff-m-d, I've been trying to track down certain inbound connection attempts, most of which occur during bootup with "No User". I described...
Yes; XP Pro. It looks like something "checking in". This occurs with "No User" during bootup, which I interpreted as the XP services attempting...
Below are the HijackThis and AutostartViewer logs from today; these are associated with my post:...
Jooske, Thanks for the reply and advice. Shieldsup! shows my NIS 2004 firewall locked down, all ports stealthed; everything in the green....
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