My Anti-Virus Picked Up A Worm Attempt
 

I was downloading content from a sponsor and my Norton Internet Worm Protection said someone tried to put a worm on my computer. The intruding source was 85.18.106.211 I really don't think it was the sponsor so how can I find out where this attack came from?

Try this...

http://www.dnsstuff.com/tools/whois.ch?ip=85.18.106.211

Thanks. Someone in Italy |loony| Hmmmmm

Can someone attack my computer without me being at a web site?

Sure.

There are tons of people/worms/bot randomly scanning ports on (random) IP ranges to find weak PC's to abuse.

Thanks. I didn't think the sponsor had anything to do with it.

If you have open ports on your system, you're definitely a target for the malicious bastards out there |club|

I highly recommend running the Shields Up port scanner at GRC to test your ports. It's part of what I do on any system I lock down.

Shields Up

Also, these days Norton is not the best security software out there. Frankly, it's gotten too bloated and misses things :(

i get attacked all the time lol :D must have some enemies :)

They don't get in tho :D

Open ports are harmless by themselves. Non-secure and vulnerable applications using those ports are the real problem.

Whatever the problem is - firewalls are a must have.

Indeed true....until a port scanner finds one and exploits it.

Completely agree on firewalls...gotta have a condom on ones computer these days |thumb

I don't guess a "keyboard condom" is what you're referring to is it

:D :D

Thanks for that link Mr. Yum. It said 0 ports open, 0 ports closed, 1,056 ports Stealth. I guess I'm OK, all boxes were green :D

Nope, gotta wrap up the WHOLE thing...even if it does take a Magnum :D
That's the desired result...you don't want port scanners to even know you're there. The ports aren't open...they aren't closed, they just plain don't respond |thumb