I went to this site:
https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
and tested all ports for stealth status. All ports came up stealth except port 1030 which showed as closed, as shown in the snapshot below. Is this a security threat to my PC? I'm running Norton Internet Security 2008. I tried turning Windows Firewall on in conjunction with NIS2008 and all ports become stealth, but NIS2008 alone leaves 1030 closed. I know that running two firewalls simultaneously is not recommended, so how can I fix this? Thanks.
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a "closed" port is not a security concern. it's "visible" to other computers but not accessible. it's not an "open" port, that would be a problem.
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Originally Posted by minidv2dvd
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Originally Posted by alegator
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You didn't read far enough on the GRC website. He explains the threat levels and what you can do to get all ports into stealth mode.
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