Yes you want stealth. A good report ... hmmm its basicly trustable.
-----Original Message-----
From: gordon Stewart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2002 01:24:32 +1200
Subject: [sambar] Security of my PC ? {01}
>
>
> Hi there - I'm on a Compaq PC, & ran a test (see below)...
>
> This is a copy of a message I sent to a compaq email group..
> the url of the test is below..
>
> Ive got AVG ZoneAlarm active - But ive just realised i also have Sambar
> running as well...
>
> Has Sambar got security built-in ? (I think so...)
>
> Is this report false - Or believable, that my PC is imprentable (LOL,
> cant
> spell ;-) )
>
> I also did a 'ports' test, on the site below, & it says I dont have a
> pc
> connected ?
> VERY UNBELIEVABLE ???
>
> Am I supposed to feel very secure ? or is this website lying ?
>
>
> Thanks - G
>
>
> COPY OF EMAIL :-
>
>
>
>
> 1)
>
>
> Hi, Ive had Most of my files mysteriously moved/deleted from the
> regular
> directories..
>
>
> so the last 2-3 days ive been re-installing / downloading stuff off the
> net..
>
>
> Yesterday & tonight, Ive had to re-boot 5-6 times each night/time ...
>
>
> Ive d/loaded RAMBOOSTER - 15 minutes ago - & my freezing / slowness
> seems
> to be fixed...
>
>
> 2)
>
>
> Ive just had an online service scan My PC & give me a report - Can
> anyone
> advise if this is good / bad ?
>
>
> Is there such thing as "Stealth Mode" ??
>
>
> All I've got is AVG, & Zone Alarm - Is this good protection - Or is it
> a
> false report ?
>
>
> http://grc.com/default.htm - Go down the page & look at 'shields up'
> It tests the integrity of your system..
>
>
> REPORT :-
> -----------
>
>
> Attempting connection to your computer. . .
>
>
> Shields UP! is now attempting to contact the Hidden Internet Server
> within
> your PC. It is likely that no one has told you that your own personal
> computer may now be functioning as an Internet Server with neither your
> knowledge nor your permission. And that it may be serving up all or
> many of
> your personal files for reading, writing, modification and even
> deletion by
> anyone, anywhere, on the Internet!
>
>
>
> Your Internet port 139 does not appear to exist!
>
>
> One or more ports on this system are operating in FULL STEALTH MODE!
> Standard Internet behavior requires port connection attempts to be
> answered
> with a success or refusal response. Therefore, only an attempt to
> connect
> to a nonexistent computer results in no response of either kind. But
> YOUR
> computer has DELIBERATELY CHOSEN NOT TO RESPOND (that's very cool!)
> which
> represents advanced computer and port stealthing capabilities. A
> machine
> configured in this fashion is well hardened to Internet NetBIOS attack
> and
> intrusion.
>
>
>
> Unable to connect with NetBIOS to your computer.
>
>
> All attempts to get any information from your computer have FAILED.
> (This
> is very uncommon for a Windows networking-based PC.) Relative to
> vulnerabilities from Windows networking, this computer appears to be
> VERY
> SECURE since it is NOT exposing ANY of its internal NetBIOS networking
> protocol over the Internet.
>
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