Help me out. This is quite serious actually, so no idea why I am posting here.

Thought it may be a good idea, seeing as it was *free* to trial McAfee personal firewall software. Every five seconds it keeps telling me someone is trying to gain access to my PC. What's it all about??? Who are these people and what the f*** do they want??

If they're after top secret info, they're wasting their time! :confused:

Depends what the message is Clare. When I'm on BTOpenworld, I get hack attempts quite a bit.

Maybe they're just trying to find a pic of your new hairstyle? ;) In any case, I'll stop trying to hack you. :p

Just let um in if you've nothing to hide.;)

Hmmm, funny how it originates in Canada. Perhaps it's a wicked Canadain.... :D

Some of it is people doing port scans (like a thief seeing if you've shut all your house windows). Other 'attempts' are from other miss configured PCs sending out data they shouldn't onto the 'Net.

So how do I use the info the firewall gives me?

They're not looking for anything you've got. They're most likely looking to see if there's anything they can exploit - like an email server or trojan. They can then use that to launch an attack on someone else, which would be traced back to you.

Edited 'cos I can't spoll

[Edited by mark_h - 6/27/2002 6:14:44 PM]

OK, so it's a good idea to have this software then?

Not too sure about the $30 fee though :(

It's great isn't it... Modern technology. :D

[Edited by cryptwalk - 6/27/2002 6:16:58 PM]

Grat??? WTF ;)

Anyway, off now. See you later!

Try ZoneAlarm Clare - the basic version is free for home users

http://www.zonelabs.com/store/conten...ap_za_grid.jsp

You'd need to uninstall the other firewall 1st though.

On the whole, it's a good thing to have. XP's got a firewall builtin, but I've never used it.

I'd forgotten about ZoneAlarm. I used to use that, it does the job :) I use Norton Firewall now though.

Where? I havent seen it?!?!?!

I used to have zonealarm pro, but XP didnt like it and fcuked it off.[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

I tried a few firewalls, but I couldn't get any of them to work with my internet connection sharing software. [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

Norton Firewall works fine with my home network sitting behind it :)

Why isn't this in computer related?

You get a better quality answer in here :p

corner? :D

Er wibble?


I didn't want to put it in Computer Related because I know there are expert computer buffs in here all the time. That's why software is so full of bugs [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

I am fairly certain that the different forums were set up with a reason and specific purposes in mind.

No it isn't Clare [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

There are bugs in software so that we get maintenance contracts etc :p

If it worked right first time, we'd have less work to do

Damn, it's been moved. Can we muppet and get it back again? ;)

[img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

This is not where it is supposed to be.

I'll kill him next time I see him [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img]

A thread moved out of the muppet forum? :eek: Must be a record of some sort. :p I'm sure we can get this moved back though. ;)

Managed to get a thread moved twice I think :)

Wibble :D

I did some firewall testing once. On an unrelated note, anyone care to buy a PC with minor fire damage? ;)