I wish I knew half of what you did about securing a machine,
in spite of your question
XD
Why is this website accessing other ports in our computers?, page 1
reply posted on 12-10-2012 @ 01:19 PM by ararisq
reply to post by Pervius
Which port? I think you answered your own question though - it isn't ATS its the code behind Google Analytics which is how ATS tracks # of visitors.
Which port? I think you answered your own question though - it isn't ATS its the code behind Google Analytics which is how ATS tracks # of visitors.
reply posted on 12-10-2012 @ 01:26 PM by KhufuKeplerTriangle
reply to post by ararisq
Can programs from websites cause our computers to turn ports back on and phone home?
:*(
Can programs from websites cause our computers to turn ports back on and phone home?
:*(
reply posted on 12-10-2012 @ 01:33 PM by phishyblankwaters
reply to post by KhufuKeplerTriangle
I guess it's possible to have a virus that could mess with your router settings (as you block ports on the router, not your computer) but in all my years I've never heard of such a thing..
A possible vector for this type of attack, though, would be to spoof a firmware update to the router. Cisco not that long ago pushed out a forced update to a certain few lines of routers, i think linksys models, that essentially disabled the router and forced the user to register and start managing the router from a "cloud" service.
Something like that but more nefarious is a possibility.
but......
I'm just gonna go out on a limb and say OP doesn't know what the hell he's doing security wise, that's just my opinion.
indeed. But what is Google doing? And besides, why on earth would you block all ports but 80, that would literally cripple everything but basic browsing when talking about your internet.
Hey, for craps and giggles, wanna post a screen shot or text log from your router that will show those of us who know what we are talking about what's really going on? External IP (the one facing the internet) should NOT be included, trust me.
I guess it's possible to have a virus that could mess with your router settings (as you block ports on the router, not your computer) but in all my years I've never heard of such a thing..
A possible vector for this type of attack, though, would be to spoof a firmware update to the router. Cisco not that long ago pushed out a forced update to a certain few lines of routers, i think linksys models, that essentially disabled the router and forced the user to register and start managing the router from a "cloud" service.
Something like that but more nefarious is a possibility.
but......
I'm just gonna go out on a limb and say OP doesn't know what the hell he's doing security wise, that's just my opinion.
ATS is not connecting to your port 80 though as an inbound connection to your system. You are connecting to port 80 on an ATS server.
indeed. But what is Google doing? And besides, why on earth would you block all ports but 80, that would literally cripple everything but basic browsing when talking about your internet.
Hey, for craps and giggles, wanna post a screen shot or text log from your router that will show those of us who know what we are talking about what's really going on? External IP (the one facing the internet) should NOT be included, trust me.
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reply posted on 12-10-2012 @ 01:42 PM by phishyblankwaters
reply to post by CaptGizmo
That's pretty accurate. The port the server is listening for connections on would be 80, or 443 if https. Your computer isn't using port 80 to connect to the server, port 80 is for incoming web traffic. In most cases your computer would be using a port in and above the 1024 range or way higher.
Ports in the low ranges like 80 and such are reserved for specific applications, while the higher ports are essentially a free for all.
As well keep in mind we talking about open and closed ports.....
A port is only "open" while in use. People talking about closing ports are really talking about blocking them, as msot of those ports are actually closed anyways, you are just severely limiting the options for the apps to use.
I use bittorrent, like many people, to download custom android roms, linux distros, etc etc...
I watch my ports and sometimes the range in use would be 1200, other times, 40.000, it's very subjective and really unless you know what you are doing, you should be weary of blocking ports, and for gods sake don't block any below 1024.
For example, if you're surfing this website right now, I KNOW you're connecting to the destination port of 80. However, what port your computer is using to connect to this site (source port) could be ANYTHING!
That's pretty accurate. The port the server is listening for connections on would be 80, or 443 if https. Your computer isn't using port 80 to connect to the server, port 80 is for incoming web traffic. In most cases your computer would be using a port in and above the 1024 range or way higher.
Ports in the low ranges like 80 and such are reserved for specific applications, while the higher ports are essentially a free for all.
As well keep in mind we talking about open and closed ports.....
A port is only "open" while in use. People talking about closing ports are really talking about blocking them, as msot of those ports are actually closed anyways, you are just severely limiting the options for the apps to use.
I use bittorrent, like many people, to download custom android roms, linux distros, etc etc...
I watch my ports and sometimes the range in use would be 1200, other times, 40.000, it's very subjective and really unless you know what you are doing, you should be weary of blocking ports, and for gods sake don't block any below 1024.
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