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Which ports did they find open?<br />
Can you post a complete list of the found open ports.<br />
Also, did your Norton FW respond to any of those probes.<br />
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What site did you use for this?
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Which ports did they find open?
Can you post a complete list of the found open ports.
Also, did your Norton FW respond to any of those probes.

What site did you use for this?

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try to use zone alarm with antivirus it is alot better that symantec
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try to use zone alarm with antivirus it is alot better that symantec

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I just performed a port scan using a Broadband Reports service. &nbsp;I got the following report: &nbsp;Conclusion: Possible Problem! We did get information from scanning your ports, this information could encourage attackers to probe further. Do you know why you are advertising these services to the net? perhaps installation of a firewall, or reconfiguration of your firewall to be more secure, would provide peace of mind.<br />
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I am using Norton Personal Firewall 2003. &nbsp;I have no idea how to address this issue. &nbsp;Can someone help me?
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I just performed a port scan using a Broadband Reports service.  I got the following report:  Conclusion: Possible Problem! We did get information from scanning your ports, this information could encourage attackers to probe further. Do you know why you are advertising these services to the net? perhaps installation of a firewall, or reconfiguration of your firewall to be more secure, would provide peace of mind.

I am using Norton Personal Firewall 2003.  I have no idea how to address this issue.  Can someone help me?

Broadband Reports tells me I have needlessly open ports...I think

Software firewalls, also known as host-based firewalls, provide a layer of software on one host that controls network traffic in and out of that single machine. Most operating systems now include firewall software, but many available software firewalls include central distribution, antivirus systems and disaster recovery.

Software Firewalls

Security is the protection of information systems from theft or damage to the hardware, the software, and the information on them, as well as from disruption or misdirection of the services they provide. The main goal of security is protecting assets, and an asset is anything of value and worthy of protection.  Information Security is a discipline of protecting information assets from threats through safeguards to achieve the objectives of confidentiality, integrity, and availability or CIA for short. On the other hand, disclosure, alteration, and disruption (DAD) compromise the security objectives.