Another useful little program is called Hack Tracer.
This one not only stops hacks getting through your ports you can also
report the activity to a central data base and also track back to the IP
server being used.
http://www.sharptechnology.com/bh-cons.htm
I find it very useful. an excellent product.
MM
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "e-gold Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 1:45 AM
Subject: [e-gold-list] RE: E-gold password
> Every Windows user using the Internet for more than a few minutes at a
time,
> especially if they have a local area network at home needs to install a
> firewall and ensure that port 139 is blocked! See
> http://www.infowar.com/hacker/00/hack_060500a_j.shtml "Peeping Through
Port
> 139". On many ISPs you may be scanned through this port in any or every
hour
> you are online! People can then simply map your drive to their computer!
> Blocking this (and other ports and applications) is in addition to the
> precaution of keeping your passphrases in a form that assumes people are
> able to browse your file system.
>
> I haven't tried doing this although the author of the above article has,
but
> I have seen the many attacks that have been made on my system that
prompted
> me to install the firewall. What do you think is happening when you know
you
> shouldn't have any traffic, but suddenly your modem lights are flashing
> furiously as if someone is downloading files from your computer?
>
> Here is a free (for personal use) firewall you can install on Windows 9x,
> NT, 2000, or ME. 'Tiny Personal Firewall'
> http://www.tinysoftware.com/pwall.php
>
> Regards,
> Ian Green
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Managing Director
> Alpha Omega Computers Pty Ltd http://ao.com.au
> aoShop.com, Inc. http://aoShop.com
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ben Legume
> > Sent: Saturday, 31 March 2001 3:44 PM
> > To: e-gold Discussion
> > Subject: [e-gold-list] E-gold password
> >
> >
> > There's another possibility to those suggested (a Trojan or a fake
> > web page) to how people's passphrases might have been compromised. A
> > lot of people probably keep a file somewhere on their PC
> > called 'passwords', or even use one of those programs MS and others
> > offer to 'remember' all your passwords.
> >
> > Anyone doing so is a fool, as it is analagous to keeping a piece of
> > paper with your PIN number in your wallet with your card. If someone
> > accesses your PC remotely whiel you are online, and there are
> > programs such as BackOrifice which allow this, they can simply search
> > for phrases such as 'E-gold' and 'Password'.
> >
> <SNIP>
>
>
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