open ports questions ?

[md300]

can anyone tell me what this means


WEB PROXY 8080 OPEN HTTP Web Proxy allows other people to bounce their web browser off of your computer to fake their real IP address to web servers.


Protocol Type Status Additional Information
ICMP 8 OPEN An ICMP ping request is usually used to test Internet access. However, an attacker can use it to determine if your computer is available and what OS you are running. This gives him valuable information when he is determining what type of attack to use against you.

[EXreaction]

Basically it means that other people can use your IP adrress, to hide theirs.

[md300]

ok so how do I fix I have microsoft fire wall installed ect .
is there some settings i can change or something to fix these .

[EXreaction]

It sounds like you have to close port 8080, but I wouldn't take my own advice, I have no idea, it is just a guess.

[md300]

anyone got any idea how to fix this

[jkrohn]

If you have the MS firewall up and running then you shouldn't be an open proxy. The MS Firewall blocks all incoming requests except for specially allowed ports.

You can check with ports are exempted by doing the following:
1) Open Network Connections
2) Select your connection, right click and choose properties
3) Click the Advanced tab and choose settings
4) Click the Exceptions tab

Write down the list of programs that is listed there, only the ones that are checked. Also if you PM me your IP, I would be happy to give you a 100% answer on whether or not you are an open proxy.

Don't worry about the ICMP ping part. You're probably at "I'm overly paranoid and borderline fool" GRC.

Jkrohn

[sunny22]

download a port scanner (be careful some of them arent legit) type in your ip and it will tell you which ports are open. Check back with the results

[jkrohn]

If you want a scanner download nmap
http://www.insecure.org/nmap/nmap_download.html

Jkrohn

[joker12578]

what program is telling you this?
Most the time proxies are posted in public and used for many things, most of which are illegal. Braking the law using your IP address, they love it you hate it.
You don't need to really waste your time downloading a port scanner, you might just end up finding a virus and a program saying it's one.

Click start>run> type in CMD and press enter, in the new screen (comand promt) type in netstat -a
First it will scroll any connections, then at the end of this infomation it will post open ports. Check and see if 8080 is one.