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FTP Server is refusing new connections after brute force...

This is a Windows 2003 Server, SP2.  I have tried restarting the server twice but it still will not allow connections.  There were 74,000 System log entries full of bogus logon attempts - 1 ever second between 3:00 AM this morning and 6:40 AM.  Any idea how to get the server to accept connections again?


Error is: The connection was refused by the server...
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OK - what steps can I take?
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carcenea: So I had a senior moment on the where abouts of the FTP Service account - you helped make that clear plus added additional helpful info regarding the System logs (which I did clear before posting here - the were thousands of entries...)

KCTS: thanks - you were probably on track but your bedside manner is a bit coarse...  
Windows Server 2003
Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2003 was based on Windows XP and was released in four editions: Web, Standard, Enterprise and Datacenter. It also had derivative versions for clusters, storage and Microsoft’s Small Business Server. Important upgrades included integrating Internet Information Services (IIS), improvements to Active Directory (AD) and Group Policy (GP), and the migration to Automated System Recovery (ASR).

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