Windows XP SP2 Firewall
Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2004 12:36 am
Hey,
Has anyone come across this problem?
I now check the status of the Windows XP SP2 firewall regularily, because, a while back, I found that, somehow, File and Printer Sharing and Allow Incoming ICMP Echo Request were enabled on my Internet connection! I religiously disable these whenever I reformat and set up my computer.
I disabled them again, and, a few weeks later, I noticed they were enabled again. I haven't been able to narrow it down to any particular software program that I've installed. I run both Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad Aware, plus AVG 7, all three of which I update daily.
They haven't re-enabled themselves in a couple of months now, and I'm very certain my computer hasn't been compromised, but is there any explanation for this?
Thanks!
Andrew
Has anyone come across this problem?
I now check the status of the Windows XP SP2 firewall regularily, because, a while back, I found that, somehow, File and Printer Sharing and Allow Incoming ICMP Echo Request were enabled on my Internet connection! I religiously disable these whenever I reformat and set up my computer.
I disabled them again, and, a few weeks later, I noticed they were enabled again. I haven't been able to narrow it down to any particular software program that I've installed. I run both Spybot Search & Destroy and Ad Aware, plus AVG 7, all three of which I update daily.
They haven't re-enabled themselves in a couple of months now, and I'm very certain my computer hasn't been compromised, but is there any explanation for this?
Thanks!
Andrew