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Firewall says: Windows NT Logon Application (winlogon.exe) is trying to broadcast to [...]

Is it okay if I allow Windows NT Logon Application (winlogon.exe) to broadcast from my machine to another IT address?

I have Windows XP Pro on my machine.

I'm not sure what it's trying to log onto.

It's an individual machine connected directly to the Internet via a DSL modem.

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SheharyaarSaahil

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searcherguy

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Thanks SheharyaarSaahil,

Any idea how to disable this, make it stop logging me onto another machine?

Pretty concerning if my computer thinks its a client on someone else's WinNT server.

searcherguy

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Also, if this is some bad person doing bad things here, is there a way to go after them based on the IP address perhaps?

SheharyaarSaahil

is ur computer updated fully,,, i mean all Security patches are installed ??

CoraPanther

Actually no. This is not a security risk. The firewall you probably have, ZoneAlarm actually defaults to having winlogon, userinit, to be able to allow its child processes to access the internet. If you turn on advanced and block them then you will have difficulty accessing the net.

Please go here.

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,8976799~mode=flat

If you disable these processes you will be unable to access your internet connection.