Strange Holes in my XP Firewall
Matt Daniels
"Selar Rao" <se...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> Hehe, Rusty, you see Matt missed out on the Black Hat briefings in the US
of
> A, where they would have told him about complicated things such as MSN
> messenger and uPNP firewalls, so the poor blighter is reduced to using the
> MS KB for lack of anything better.
>
> "Rustty" <rus...@myrealbox.com> wrote in message
> news:nGDb8.32283$Zu6.1...@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > Why would you require a KB to tell some one it is the in/out bound port
> > assignments applied to his own firewall for messenger from his own IP
> > address..
> > "Matt Daniels" <mattd...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:CsBb8.31897$Zu6.1...@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > > It's seems to be messenger and they seem to be persistent. When I find
> the
> > > relevant kb article I will post it for reference.
> > >
> > > "Tama Tu" <hellen...@msn.net> wrote in message
> > > news:FlAb8.31807$Zu6.1...@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> > > > Folks,
> > > >
> > > > Anyone have any idea why I have (or point me to where I might find
> out)
> > > two
> > > > new uninvited holes in my XP firewall:
> > > >
> > > > 1) "msmsgs 7584 UDP" set to 203.45.3.133:7584 UDP; and
> > > > 2) "msmsgs 9633 UDP" set to 203.45.3.133:9633 UDP
> > > >
> > > > Thanks
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
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>
Dougal Holmes
for it's use" scares me. And makes me thing the XP 'Firewall' is a
joke which will make lots of people believe they are safe :-(
--
Dougal Holmes (at home)
mailto:dho...@bigpond.net.au
"Selar Rao" <se...@nowhere.com> wrote in message
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> The WinXP firewall is a uPNP firewall and as such MSN messenger is
able to
> punch holes in it automagically for its use.
>
> "Tama Tu" <hellen...@msn.net> wrote in message
> news:hVAb8.31838$Zu6.1...@news-server.bigpond.net.au...