What is Portscan? How do I get it off my Comp? Is it a Virus?

Question

Symantec is telling me that an attack on my computer was blocked from something called Portscan. But when I ran Norton Antivirus full system scan it said i was clean. So what exactly is Portscan? How do I get it off my computer? Its REALLY bugging me. And is it a Virus? Please answer atleast one of my questions but preferably all.

Answer 1

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good luck

Answer 2

"Port scanning" is an activity -- possibly a hacking attempt, not a virus. Port scanning means someone across the network (not on your computer) is scanning your computer for open ports possibly to see if he/she can access any of the services running on your computer (such as file and print sharing, web server, telnet, ssh) for hacking.

You cannot get it off your computer since it is not "on" your computer. You can choose to let norton protect you against port scans but do not make any fuss about it. I am sure you might find such an option in the settings.

Answer 3

A portscan is coming from outside your computer. It is done by someone looking for an open port on your computer to possibly try and hack into it.

Symantec was letting you know that someone tried. More than likely symantec blocked this scan.

It's not actually on your PC so Norton cannot find it.