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Thread: PPPoE/PPP0A or Bridge Mode??

  1. #11
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    "Ports found to be OPEN were: 21, 23, 80"

    Holy Crap!!!

    21 = FTP
    23 = Telnet
    80 = HTTP

    If I knew your IP address (which bad people will find soon enough by randomly scanning a range of ip addresses) - I could open a command prompt on your pc by the telnet command - put whatever files I want to on your hard drive via the ftp command - and run a web server on Port 80.

    You're screwed dude.

    Did you mean to run these services (http/ftp/telnet) on your PC?
    Try: http://127.0.0.1 (Your PC) to see if a web page is displayed.

    Since port 135, 137, and 139 are not open - I suspect it's your router/modem instead of your PC reporting these open port values.

    Maybe it is the router supplied by your ISP running these and I would contact them ASAP to close the ports. Ask them if you can replace their router with a router of your own like a linksys.

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    The logmein software you have loaded could also be listening to those ports. Could be normal - but anything that leaves you that open is not good and could be bypassed.

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    Hi stan0614,

    So, what would you recommed me to do to disable these ports?

    The latest news by from the link https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0ciyl2 is like this....

    GRC Port Authority Report created on UTC: 2006-09-29 at 15:10:02

    Results from scan of ports: 0-1055

    3 Ports Open
    1053 Ports Closed
    0 Ports Stealth
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    1056 Ports Tested

    NO PORTS were found to be STEALTH.

    Ports found to be OPEN were: 21, 23, 80

    Other than what is listed above, all ports are CLOSED.

    TruStealth: FAILED - NOT all tested ports were STEALTH,
    - NO unsolicited packets were received,
    - A PING REPLY (ICMP Echo) WAS RECEIVED.


    Please recommed me with some good measures that I should follow before the "(which bad people will find soon enough by randomly scanning a range of ip addresses)" happens to me.

    Regards,
    SumesH PauL.

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    sumesh,

    did you run the Microsoft Baseline Security Analyzer? Its a small proggy to help you finetune your pc security.

    It is available at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/sec.../mbsahome.mspx

    btw, were you browsing in other window while the online scan was going on?

    For closing the ports. click start>run>services.msc

    Port 21- Stop Application Layer Gateway Service
    Port 23- Stop Telnet
    Port 80-Stop Windows Media Services, World Wide Web Publishing Service and SharePoint Portal Server

    More info about the more obvious ports is at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/832017

    cheers
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    Hai Chizra,

    Thanks for the post. I disabled the servies as you mentioned above, but what the strange thing was, I couldnt disable the telnet service. The telnet was already disabled. But one telephony service is still running, "which enables a remote user to log on to this computer and run programs, and supports various TCP/IP Telnet" is what mentioned in the properties of that telephony service. If I stop this service does the connection to internet stops completely?

    Please help me with this tooo!!

    Regards,
    Sumesh Paul.

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    The snap shot of this particular services is attached.

    You may visit http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/default.aspx

    and find more info about them.

    btw, i didnt do much, i just invoked my god (google) for it. And switching on/off services is trail and error. always recoverable.

    Om Shanti!
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    Turning off telnet will NOT affect your connection to the internet.
    What is the status of using SHIELDS UP! now.

    Are the ports still open?

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    Hi friends,

    I still have 3 ports open. The details about this is mentioned below.

    GRC Port Authority Report created on UTC: 2006-09-29 at 18:43:11

    Results from scan of ports: 0-1055

    3 Ports Open
    1053 Ports Closed
    0 Ports Stealth
    ---------------------
    1056 Ports Tested

    NO PORTS were found to be STEALTH.

    Ports found to be OPEN were: 21, 23, 80

    Other than what is listed above, all ports are CLOSED.

    TruStealth: FAILED - NOT all tested ports were STEALTH,
    - NO unsolicited packets were received,
    - A PING REPLY (ICMP Echo) WAS RECEIVED.

    I tried to close the telnet, which is already disabled, but still the port 21 is open.

    Am attaching a zip file of the this in detail.

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    The ports open are the following..

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