andsome Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Just been told that my computer is safe but that there are some issues. Any recommendations please. I Use Norton Personal Firewall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-pops- Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Looks like nothing more than a come-on to get you to buy PC-cillin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 I thought the same a s you pops, but i ran the test anyway, and i got"Congratulations: Secure System", no open ports at all.So maybe it is worth getting it check out andsome, you never know.Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 I thought the same a s you pops, but i ran the test anyway, and i got"Congratulations: Secure System", no open ports at all.So maybe it is worth getting it check out andsome, you never know.TonyT be honest I don't know how to close the ports mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 I can't even get the test to work as a message comes up on screen saying:Proxy-Server detected!Your system indicates, that you are behind a proxy-server. We can't go through the proxy, so if you want us to scan your computer, please remove your proxy-settings temporarily.I never had this message come up when I ran a similar test at:Click here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Andsome, have you tried a Shields Up! test? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted March 31, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Andsome, have you tried a Shields Up! test?Just done so now after your posting, thanks. Every square green and a PASSED message Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Just done so now after your posting, thanks. Every square green and a PASSED messageI get the same results when I run the Shields Up! test. This is strange as one of the tests must be inaccurate, as the Trend Micro test found some security issues when you ran the test, but the Shields Up! test didn't :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 You could do this one as well: http://security.symantec.com/sscv6/default...id=ie&venid=sym Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Thanks expertec, Just out of curiosity I ran the test, and I passed :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Look what I got:I run a fully up to date McAfee AV ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 Look what I got:I run a fully up to date McAfee AV ;)I also run McAfee anti-virus, so why do you get that result then? :huh: It seems strange that my test passed, when I run the same antivirus software as you :unsure: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expertec Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 What version you got?You're probably running the normal version, but the one I have is "enterprise". Maybe that makes a difference. :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 What version you got?You're probably running the normal version, but the one I have is "enterprise". Maybe that makes a difference. :rolleyes:Now I remember, as I think you mentioned that you use the Enterprise version in another thread :rolleyes: I am using McAfee VirusScan 8 (2004 version) by the way.Edit:Just found the thread where you previously mentioned that you use the Enterprise Edition!Click here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r4may Posted March 31, 2005 Report Share Posted March 31, 2005 I use Norton Internet Security on Medium Security and I passed with no open ports and Norton Security Check OK: passed all the Shields up tests. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Hi allOk with Shields Up i get 100% stelth, & all ways have done, i tend to use it as my benchmark.With the symantec scan i gat a at risk only cos it could not see my AVast antivirus scanner.With the Trend Scan i got the all clear aswel.I do tend to take the results from the online scanners (which also sell the products to stop the risks) with a pinch of salt.So i am normally happy when shiels up gives me the all clear.Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 Symantec always shows me as completely clear on all checks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuzzman Posted April 1, 2005 Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 andsome: the ports you have open are fine. The reason they're open meaning that data is not restricted from flowing out/in them, whereas all traffic (outbound included) is restricted on all other ports.The ports in question are:22: SSH - probably the result of a SSL-encrypted webpage53: DNS - resolution of hostnames80: HTTP - so you can browse the webThe reason you passed shieldsup tests is because there is no server running on the machine, and thus nothing for the shieldsup to connect to when probing your ports. I hope this clears things up a might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted April 1, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2005 andsome: the ports you have open are fine. The reason they're open meaning that data is not restricted from flowing out/in them, whereas all traffic (outbound included) is restricted on all other ports.The ports in question are:22: SSH - probably the result of a SSL-encrypted webpage53: DNS - resolution of hostnames80: HTTP - so you can browse the webThe reason you passed shieldsup tests is because there is no server running on the machine, and thus nothing for the shieldsup to connect to when probing your ports. I hope this clears things up a might.THANKS, I think that clears it up for all of us now. :D :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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