The
GRC site is very useful and I would certainly recommend everyone to visit
it to
identify potential vulnerabilities in their systems. Unfortunately it
couldn't
have saved my web server as the virus entered via the web port which has to
be
open on a web server ! The only defence in my case would have been up
to
date patching.
Graham
-----Original Message----- From: Robin Edwards
[mailto:robin@xxxxxxx] Sent: 30 September 2001
20:50 To: ukha_d@xxxxxxxSubject: [ukha_d]
External access to PCs / IP etc
Folks,
I've watched the discussions on IIS,
worms and ports/PCs being probed from external locations over the last few
days. I've never professed (that doesnt look to be spelt right)
to bein an person that understands IP networking but on it
potential
for exposure seems high. Reading uk.comp.home.netowrking today I saw
somebody pointing to http://grc.com/ .
The guy there offers a service called Sheilds up! which supposedly tests
out
how secure your PC is to 'baddies' on the internet. Has anybody tried
it? I remember trying it, maybe a year ago and from what I remember
it
showed up number of problems I had. Since then I've installed Wingate and
enabled its firewall. This time Sheilds Up! could not get in.
Two reasons for posting this, firstly,
any comments, anybody else tried Shields up! and secondly maybe it is of
use
to some others (assuming it works fine)
regards,
robin
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