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"Jim Watt" <> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 14 Aug 2003 17:47:43 +0100, Richard H <> wrote:
>
> >Hi all security experts!
> >I have a Win98SE machine running Kerio Personal Firewall 2.1.5 and
blackICE
> >IDS. I am behind a Belkin Gateway Router with NAT and firewall enabled.
> >When I run a Shields UP 'common ports scan', port 80 is found to be open!
> >A few months ago, when I last checked, all ports were stealthed.
> >A virus/trojan scan with AVP 3.5, Sophos AV 3.72, Inoculate IT 4.5, eSafe
> >AV, F-Prot for DOS, TDS-3, The Cleaner and Trend Housecall all show
> >negative results.
> >Inspection of all running processes, msconfig startup, and autoexec.bat
> >contents show nothing suspicious.
> >I have uninstalled personal web server.
> >The Kerio Firewall Status and 'netstat -an' show no suspicious
connections.
> >(see below)
> >
> >Active Connections
> >
> > Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
> > TCP 0.0.0.0:44334 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
> > TCP 0.0.0.0:44334 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
> > TCP 127.0.0.1:8080 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
> > TCP 169.254.246.190:137 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
> > TCP 169.254.246.190:138 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
> > TCP 169.254.246.190:139 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
> > TCP 192.168.2.2:137 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
> > TCP 192.168.2.2:138 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
> > TCP 192.168.2.2:139 0.0.0.0:0 LISTENING
> > UDP 0.0.0.0:44334 *:*
> > UDP 169.254.246.190:137 *:*
> > UDP 169.254.246.190:138 *:*
> > UDP 192.168.2.2:137 *:*
> > UDP 192.168.2.2:138 *:*
> >
> >Remote administration and DMZ is disabled on my router.
> >
> >A spyware check with AdAware and SpyBot S&D (all updated) shows no
spyware
> >infestation.
> >
> >What could be causing port 80 to be open, and how could I stealth it?
> >
> >Thanks in advance.
> >
> >Richard
>
> most home routers have web administration which means they use
> port 80 which is the default web server port.
>
> On some you can specify that port 80 is only open to your local
> network. This is generally a good idea and prevents anyone from
> the internet administering your router.
>
> It may be that that is the way yours is already configured if an
> external scan does not show the port as being open.
>
> Connect to it and see what it says. Then read your router manual
> carefully.
> --
> Jim Watt http://www.gibnet.com
What worrys me is that last time when i ran Shields UP (a few months ago)
all ports were stealthed.
Remote/web administration is disabled on my router, and Shields UP still
reports port80 as open.
Could someone have hacked into my router and changed the settings so it
looks to me that remote admin is disabled, but really it is enabled?
The router settings are protected by a non-default password, and i have
never enabled remote administation before.
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