Curse

Lord Sojar · May 15, 2008, 01:31 AM // 01:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tarun

Snograt, that's Gibson for you. He says things like that to scare people. He's a joke to every tech in the tech world.

He may be a joke, but his port scanners are robust enough. They are a great way to check your vulnerabilities when it comes to ports.

Tarun · May 15, 2008, 02:40 AM // 02:40

No one approves of his scare tactic wording. Besides, there are a LOT that are far better than his.

Here's a fast Google:
http://www.auditmypc.com/firewall-test.asp
http://www.hackerwatch.org/probe/
http://www.pcflank.com/scanner1.htm
http://www.pcflank.com/pcflankleaktest.htm
http://www.pcflank.com/exploits.htm

fenix · May 15, 2008, 03:23 AM // 03:23

Go with this Anti Virus imo, it's also free and is better than AVG by lots;

http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php

Better link:

http://www.free-av.com/

Lord Sojar · May 15, 2008, 03:32 AM // 03:32

I love how all "security" pages can "find" me, but being on a T3, nothing can touch me. So funny.

Your computer is connecting to the internet at West Lafayette, IN, in the US, with an ip of 65.23.90.225

Your UserAgent is being reported as:
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.8.1.14) Gecko/20080404 Firefox/2.0.0.14

Your IP Address is 65.23.90.225

Your Host Name is host-225-90-23-65.ussignalcom.net

A trace to your phone comes back with an area code of: 765

Ha ha, I laugh.

Tboxes are tons of fun. Hardline masking my actual IP is more fun. Having a corporate lvl3 IP is most fun of all. <3

Gotta love it:
21 stealthed FTP File Transfer Protocol is used to transfer files between computers
23 stealthed TELNET Telnet is used to remotely create a shell (dos prompt)
80 stealthed HTTP HTTP web services publish web pages
135 stealthed RPC Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is used in client/server applications based on MS Windows operating systems
137 stealthed NETBIOS Name Service NetBios is used to share files through your Network Neighborhood
138 stealthed NETBIOS Datagram Service NetBios is used to share files through your Network Neighborhood
139 stealthed NETBIOS Session Service NetBios is used to share files through your Network Neighborhood
1080 stealthed SOCKS PROXY Socks Proxy is an internet proxy service
1243 stealthed SubSeven SubSeven is one of the most widespread trojans
3128 stealthed Masters Paradise and RingZero Trojan horses
12345 stealthed NetBus NetBus is one of the most widespread trojans
12348 stealthed BioNet BioNet is one of the most widespread trojan
27374 stealthed SubSeven SubSeven is one of the most widespread trojans
31337 stealthed Back Orifice Back Orifice is one of the most widespread trojans

I have put one unstealthed port for communication with a corporate server. I won't tell though...

Ah yes, and here is exploits test. lolz.... I tested them all, for the lawlz.

Results of the test:

Exploits test
Danger!

Your system successfully defended itself from this attack!

My system has tEh Defenzzzez! lawl!

I have a funny feeling if people had good security like we do Tarun, they wouldn't have their GW accounts hacked by some twit German kid.

Wrath Of Dragons · May 15, 2008, 04:21 AM // 04:21

For those of you having hard times unstalling programs, try Revo Uninstaller, and CCleaner. Revo runs the programs normal uninstall, and then searches your registry and harddrive for remnants. As with anything that modifies your registry, make backups occasionally but I have never had a problem.

Anyways, I installed AVG8 about a week after it came out, installed the gianormus file, and scanned.......30 seconds later, it was done. I searched the settings, changed everything i could find, no change. between 28 and 40 seconds to search the 350k files avg7.5 used to take 2 hrs to scan. I refuse to believe its a thorough scan. Im sure there was a setting i missed, but couldnt find it.

Switched to avast, and dont really like it. Its a memory hog, and is broken up into a buttload of silly parts.

Tarun · May 15, 2008, 04:34 AM // 04:34

I honestly wonder how well these websites work for testing things. If they do simple pings to test ports or what exactly they intend to try.

Lord Sojar · May 15, 2008, 04:37 AM // 04:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tarun

I honestly wonder how well these websites work for testing things. If they do simple pings to test ports or what exactly they intend to try.

They work like a hacker. They attempt to blast the connection with pings and unsolicited packets. They also probe ports and look for weaknesses. Honestly, if they get through, that isn't saying much for your security. lol.....

Blackhearted · May 15, 2008, 06:22 AM // 06:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wrath Of Dragons

Switched to avast, and dont really like it. Its a memory hog, and is broken up into a buttload of silly parts.

I don't think it's really that big on memory. I mean.. If my previous system with a puny 768mb of ram could handle it with no memory issues then any modern pc with the current standard of 2gb of ram should barely even feel it's there.

redant751 · May 15, 2008, 07:34 AM // 07:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by fenix

Go with this Anti Virus imo, it's also free and is better than AVG by lots;

http://www.avira.com/en/pages/index.php

Better link:

http://www.free-av.com/

I have to agree with fenix I have used Avira (free) Antivirus and it worked quite well for me. It updates quite frequently and was not as memory intensive as AVG was.

kvndoom · May 15, 2008, 05:02 PM // 17:02

I'm running AVG 8 pro because they gave away 1-year subscriptions of 7.5 pro last December and I got to upgrade free. With all the positive I'm hearing about NOD32 I may just get that instead when my year is up, instead of staying with AVG. I already know I'm going to pay anyway, so I might as well pay for the best.

Oukanna · May 15, 2008, 06:22 PM // 18:22

I just tried that shields up site, and its cool ^_^

I did a quick test and my pc is extremely safe apprantly ^^

"Your Internet port 139 does not appear to exist!
Unable to connect with NetBIOS to your computer."

xD Il run a full all port one after food :-)

As for AVG 8 I like it, the design of it, will take some getting used to and i had to do a few extra things to set it up correctly. Apart from that i am happy with it.

"Your system has achieved a perfect "TruStealth" rating. Not a single packet — solicited or otherwise — was received from your system as a result of our security probing tests. Your system ignored and refused to reply to repeated Pings (ICMP Echo Requests). From the standpoint of the passing probes of any hacker, this machine does not exist on the Internet. Some questionable personal security systems expose their users by attempting to "counter-probe the prober", thus revealing themselves. But your system wisely remained silent in every way. Very nice."
yaay it passed!

crazybanshee · May 16, 2008, 03:48 AM // 03:48

Does anyone have a link to download nod32? I upgraded from avg 7.5 to 8 and since then my computer has slogged along at appalling speeds (with 2gb of ram even) Takes almost 2 hours to scan, and generally makes me unhappy. If nod32 is that much better I'd rather have it, and I don't mind paying for it either.

Plus, if it's not too much to ask, how do I stealth my ports? Cause my boyfriend keeps looking at porn on my computer and I'm afraid I'm gonna end up with a keylogger or something (already got a couple trojans)

Snograt · May 16, 2008, 03:55 AM // 03:55

Heh, top result on googling NOD32 - http://www.eset.com/

Also: get a new boyfriend.

Have you been to the Shields Up! site or one of the others posted above? That will tell you if your ports need stealthing or not.

Brianna · May 16, 2008, 04:20 AM // 04:20

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snograt

Also: get a new boyfriend.

Hmm.. sounds like the best idea.. partners should be enough porn for each other anyways.

That is why I don't let anyone on my PC.