Re: ICF and File Sharing

From: Ramesh [MVP] (ramesh_at_nojunkmails.com@mvps.org)
Date: 05/22/04


Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 12:53:33 +0530

You're most welcome. Another note of caution: Those ports are the critical ones and should not be opened without any valid reason. Worms (such as blaster etc) spread thru that ports open.

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Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants: 
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
"Krygim" <krygim@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:%23omMLq8PEHA.1644@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
Thanks a lot for the information!
KM
"Ramesh [MVP]" <ramesh@nojunkmails.com@mvps.org> wrote in message
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And, those port numbers are critical ones, and I would not open them
unnecessarily. The annoyances.org link was just to provide you an idea.
-- 
Ramesh - Microsoft MVP
Windows XP Shell
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k
What You Should Know About the Sasser Worm and It Variants:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp
"Krygim" <krygim@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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Will it be possible to enable File Sharing after I have turned on Windows
XP's built-in firewall?
TIA


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