Computer is sending broadcasts out on 137 and 138....
This one has me rather confused/curious...
I wiped my sister's computer and reinstalled XP Home. Before going online, I installed Sygate, AntiVir, Spyware Blaster, Safe XP, etc. The computer from which I took the Sygate install, along with all the rest of them, is clean. I adjusted the appropriate settings, disabled useless services, all the standard things one should do.
Once I got online, I updated Win, but not with SP2. I have my doubts about it still.
Sygate is recording broadcasts (to 255.255.255.255) from ports 137 and 138. Svchost is the culprit. I've added a rule to Sygate to block them, since I imagine my ISP doesn't want a bunch of NetBIOS crap being broadcast all over the place.
I'm curious as to what is causing this. I've done a virus scan, nothing came up. I would think it's incredibly unlikely I picked up anything, since I didn't go online til I installed the proper security software and changed to safer settings.
More importantly, of course, is how the hell do I turn this crap off?