I use Nortons Antivirus 2002 and Internet Explorer's (version 6) firewall. I did this security test which I know is probably a bit biased. It reccomended me buying 'Norton security' and getting a personal? firewall. The results showed that these ports were vulnerable to:
hacker exposure
ICMP Ping Ping. Ping is a network troubleshooting utility. It asks your computer to acknowledge its existence. If your computer responds positively to a ping, hackers are more likely to target your computer.
23 Telnet. Telnet can be used to log into your computer from a terminal anywhere in the world. This port should be open only if you're running a Telnet server.
80 HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). HTTP is used to transfer Web pages over the Internet. Port 80 should be open only if you're running a Web server.
trojan horses
1025 Unused Windows Services Block
54321 Back Orifice 2000
60000 DeepThroat
I also did the pcpitstop test which only reported 'minor problems' in the hard-drive and Internet Explorer. There were still a few things I didn't understand though like my OS identifying itself as 'Windows NT' when it's actually 'Windows XP'.
I'd like to try AVG but would Nortons not be needed at all then? I renewed the virus definitions subscription a few months ago as I thought my computer was being protected.
I don't know how serious these problems are or what I should do about them
hacker exposure
ICMP Ping Ping. Ping is a network troubleshooting utility. It asks your computer to acknowledge its existence. If your computer responds positively to a ping, hackers are more likely to target your computer.
23 Telnet. Telnet can be used to log into your computer from a terminal anywhere in the world. This port should be open only if you're running a Telnet server.
80 HTTP (Hypertext Transfer Protocol). HTTP is used to transfer Web pages over the Internet. Port 80 should be open only if you're running a Web server.
trojan horses
1025 Unused Windows Services Block
54321 Back Orifice 2000
60000 DeepThroat
I also did the pcpitstop test which only reported 'minor problems' in the hard-drive and Internet Explorer. There were still a few things I didn't understand though like my OS identifying itself as 'Windows NT' when it's actually 'Windows XP'.
I'd like to try AVG but would Nortons not be needed at all then? I renewed the virus definitions subscription a few months ago as I thought my computer was being protected.
I don't know how serious these problems are or what I should do about them