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Posted by db on 09/30/05 01:32
"Triffid" <spamme@microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:433c7aef@212.67.96.135...
> db wrote:
>> "Billy Joe" <see.id.line@invalid.org> wrote in message
>> news:16adneSwEYLo-6HeRVn-oA@adelphia.com...
>>
>>>db wrote:
>>>
>>>>"Billy Joe" <see.id.line@invalid.org> wrote in message
>>>>news:FICdnfvoLv0JxaHeRVn-ig@adelphia.com...
>>>>
>>>>>I did notice today, when testing this, that the banned IPs listed in
>>>>>my firewall showed up immediately and in larger number than over the
>>>>>past several days. I also noticed that this appeared to be the
>>>>>same, whether using the ws2_32.dll or HOSTS files. Can't draw a
>>>>>conclusion from so limited a test tho.
>>>>
>>>>I logged 15 THOUSAND connection attempts from 'them' yesterday.
>>>>Insane...
>>>
>>>They must have you targeted, db. I was nowhere near that high!
>>>
>>>I do notice that, once I have been visited by one or several, the next
>>>time I log on with the same ports open they are the first to show up
>>>here.
>>>
>>>I've set up a slightly wider range of ports in the router, and bump the
>>>numbers each time I start MX.
>>>
>>>Hell, it's all a game, isn't it?? ;-0)
>>>
>>>BJ
>>
>>
>> It's an interesting game for sure. Stats for today, only 12,742 attempts
>> this time, weeeeee (though prolly because I wasn't running primary for 24
>> hours today).
>>
>> They're not a problem here though so long as the door doesn't get
>> answered. :)
>>
>>
>>
>
> You got me worried now. Is this PeerGurdian we're talikng about here, I've
> never bothered till now. Should I?
P.S. Peerguardian, not necessarily. There's plenty of ways to block them,
some requiring significant hands-on ability (using your
firewall/router/etc), some requiring updating manually & frequently
(PeerGuardian / Protowall) and one that will update automatically if so long
as it works correctly for you (the WS2_32.DLL fix going about).
I'd go for the WS2_32.DLL fix if possible (possibly only working correctly
on Windows XP at the moment, though maybe Win2K also (not suitable for
Windows 98/ME)).
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