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: hi, i'm a newbie.... am i right to say portscanning can check on : my computer's weak points? i did portscanning on all the TCP : ports on a range of ip. my ip is the one ending with .27 : Those ip addresses other than mine showing ftp means that : their ftp are vulnerable or it simply meant that i've no ftp? : My ip address showed up on port smtp, POP-3 and netbios.... : does it mean i'm vulnerable on those ports? how to protect : myself? : ???.30.226.25 #21 ftp : .30.226.26 #21 ftp : .30.226.28 #21 ftp : .30.226.29 #21 ftp : .30.226.25 #25 smtp : .30.226.26 #25 smtp : .30.226.27 #25 smtp : .30.226.28 #25 smtp : .30.226.29 #25 smtp : .30.226.25 #110 pop-3 : .30.226.26 #110 pop-3 : .30.226.27 #110 pop-3 : .30.226.28 #110 pop-3 : .30.226.29 #110 pop-3 : .30.226.25 #139 netbios-ssn : .30.226.26 #139 netbios-ssn : .30.226.27 #139 netbios-ssn : .30.226.25 #5631 pcanywhere : : By the way i'm running zone alarm setting both sliders to low. : Is it enough to block hackers? i'm also running norton anti-virus : 2002. why do hackers use portscanning? i know in a trojan : horse virus... the hacker needs to know victims ip address and : port number, but that port number is default at port 21554 : Lets say a hacker scans my ip address.... the ports showed up : in above... can he hack my computer even though i've installed : and executed his trojan horse. what ports does he need? : Please advise.... : Thanks

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