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    Suspecious Connections

    in my netstat command i found two connectins with both local and foreign address as localhost, can any body tell me what these connections are.

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    Have you tried a netstat -a -o -n to get a little more information?? This will give you the PID which may help you determine what is causing these connections.

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    I just did a quick little netstat and i got the same thing but with different numbers for example..


    i got
    TCP Sarah:1025 0.0.0.0:0
    TCP Sarah:137 0.0.0.0:0
    TCP Sarah:138 0.0.0.0:0
    TCP Sarah:nbsession 0.0.0.0:0
    UDP Sarah:1025 *:*
    UDP Sarah:nbname *:*
    UDP Sarah:nbdatagram *:*


    so if i'm not mistaken then there's nothing there that you shouldn't be paranoid about.

    cheers
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    IIRC, Ports 1025 and 1026 are both used by Task Scheduler (RPC). This Article may help you in locking down your Windows services and keeping them to a minimum.
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    Thanks for that Link MsMittens very useful indeed, gonna be up all night reading now.
    So you got anymore useful Links like that or should i just go ask my best friend google?

    cheers
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    Google is the ultimate friend. If you look around AO there are a few tutorials/links on Locking Down Windows. Do a search for NSA+windows. Not too surprising, NSA has some guides on how to lock down Windows.
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    Originally posted here by MsMittens
    Google is the ultimate friend. If you look around AO there are a few tutorials/links on Locking Down Windows. Do a search for NSA+windows. Not too surprising, NSA has some guides on how to lock down Windows.
    Ok thanks MsMittens, i will defiantly do a google search, and search through the Tutorials area of this place.

    thanks
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    Are you using Mozilla? 'cause mozilla has two loop connections to localhost that are consecutive ports.

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    thanks all and i was not being paranoid i just wanted to know why there are two connections to my computer thats all . thanks for the links MsM it would be a long read so i would be a bit busy

    BTW : no i dont use Mozilla. ...

    Ok thanks MsMittens, i will defiantly do a google search, and search through the Tutorials area of this place
    so am i .....

    [edit]
    i just found out my G.F. has downloded Motzilla FireFox . i didn't notice that it was running at that time . those two connectins are only present when it is running. sorry about that may be i should stop drinking this much
    'cause mozilla has two loop connections to localhost that are consecutive ports.
    yep newinnash was dead right

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