set up relay

[Scott Bennett]

     On Fri, 23 May 2008 15:53:21 +1000 Alto <alto at bluebottle.com> top-posted:
>hi madjon and all
>(1) i did a google search for "how to check firewall ports address hosts file" and up came a list of online port scanners
>i chose pc flank
>and the reslut below scared me, so i deleted the 4 ports i had manually opened below.

     Ports cannot be "deleted".  Your statement is meaningless.  If you mean
that you either "closed" them in your router firewall by deleting or
deactivating the RDR and/or NAT rules regarding those ports on your computer,
then that means something.  Likewise, if you meant to say that you shut down
the program(s) listening on those ports, that also means something, but it
means something different from doing something on your router firewall.

>(2) i do not think i have a router ...
>
>QUESTION
>what do you think is the next step for me now?
>
>
>  :9090 - Private OR Port
>  :443   - Public OR Port
>  :9091 - Private DIR Port
>  :80     - Public DIR Port
>====================================
>PC Flank Results of Advanced Port Scanner
>
>TCP CONNECT scanning (scanned in 3 seconds)
>We have scanned your computer' ports used by the most widespread trojan horses. Here is the description of possible ports' statuses:
>
>"Stealthed" (by a firewall) -Means that your computer is invisible to others on the Internet and protected by a firewall or other similiar software;
>"Closed" (non-stealthed) - means that this port is closed, but your computer is visible to others on the Internet that can be potentially dangerous;
>"Open" - Means that this port is ready to establish (or has already established) a connection with remote address. It also means that your computer is vulnerable to attacks and could have been already hacked or infected by a trojan/backdoor;
>
>Port:  	 	Status  	Service  	     	Description
>
>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
>
>21 	  	closed 	    	FTP 	    	        File Transfer Protocol is used to transfer files between computers
>
>23 	  	closed 	    	TELNET 	    	        Telnet is used to remotely create a shell (dos prompt)
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>135 	  	closed 	    	RPC 	    	        Remote Procedure Call (RPC) is used in client/server applications based on MS Windows operating systems
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>139 	  	closed 	    	NETBIOS Session         Service NetBios is used to share files through your Network Neighborhood
>
>1080 	  	closed 	    	SOCKS PROXY 	        Socks Proxy is an internet proxy service
>
>1243 	  	closed 	    	SubSeven 	        SubSeven is one of the most widespread trojans
>
>3128 	  	closed 	    	Masters Paradise and RingZero 	    	Trojan horses
>
>12345 	  	closed 	    	NetBus 	    	        NetBus is one of the most widespread trojans
>
>12348 	  	closed 	    	BioNet 	    	        BioNet is one of the most widespread trojan
>
>27374 	  	closed 	    	SubSeven 	        SubSeven is one of the most widespread trojans
>
>31337 	  	closed 	    	Back Orifice 	    	Back Orifice is one of the most widespread trojans
>
>80 	  	open 	    	HTTP 	    	        HTTP web services publish web pages
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>(2) i do not have a router as far as i know ...
>
>Quoting Jonathan Addington <madjon at gmail.com>:
>
>> (1) Make sure your firewall isn't blocking said ports.
>> (2) If you have a router make sure that said ports are being
>> forward to the
>> computer running Tor. This is usually easier if you use a static IP for that  computer.
>> 
     You ran PC Flank, which reported that your system appeared to be okay, so
shut down tor.  I guess I don't understand what problem you're asking about.


                                  Scott Bennett, Comm. ASMELG, CFIAG
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