Firewall question....im getting hacked left,right and centre.?

Question

fresh install of windows,windows firewall is on..i also use iss black ice firewall..probes arnt getting through,but blue system icon is constantly flashing yellow...on viewing the probs in realtime most are udp probes,and the odd one are tcp probes....some only try once,others 100's of times...most are ip addresses,some computer names....never done this before...any ideas?

Answer 1

It sounds like some program you have running is being attacked, e.g. a messenger or a p2p program. As long as the addresses are blocked, you shouldn't worry.

Answer 2

it sounds as though you are just seeing the attempts but none are getting through

i'd say not to worry about it so long as the integrity of you computers security is not breached then you're fine

Answer 3

dont use 2 firewalls at the same time. turn one off and see if this improves things.

it could just be showing attempts to get into your pc which it is blocking so nothing to worry about though.

Answer 4

Windows firewall is VERY basic !

install a better (free) firewall & anti-virus !.

Plenty of free scans online,go get it !!

Answer 5

udp isnt routable so I wouldnt worry about that.  TCP on the other hand, if you're directly connected to a broadband modem every computer on the node could be sending out server requests.

Answer 6

Go buy yourself a real good Anti Virus program like Kaspersky Internet security

that has anti hacking protection.  You say you have to firewalls? you are only supposed to have one firewall, 2 firewalls can cause conflict

Answer 7

You're not the only one, I have just looked at my firewall log and there are loads of attempts to access my IP address. You have done the right thing in getting another firewall as the Windows one is pretty basic.