In trying to lock down ZoneAlarm Pro, I selected Internet Explorer 6 and only allowed the regular http ports. When I started IE it tried to connect with UDP port 1728, 1730 and 1735. I can't imagine why, they're not normally assigned, my McAfee AV is right up to date and Moosoft Trojan scanner didn't find anything. I recently innocently clicked on a link which took me to what turned out to be a hacker site, I immediately got a bunch of windows opening, which is normally done to hide an attack. I didn't get any alarms from AV or ZA. Any ideas?
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IE6 tries to connect with udp port
- Thread starter paulwood
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IE always opens a UDP port as soon as it is started. Why? You got me! Netscape does not exhibit the same behavior. I'm willing to bet that it's spyware of some kind.
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