I was more than happy with my Norton Internet Security (NIS) Firewall running on XP Pro until this recent Messenger pop-up plague, against which it seems ineffective. .....Why??? .....I note suggestions to block inbound NetBIOS and UDPbroadcast traffic, yet a Symantec Security Check on my computer shows everything in 'safe' and 'stealth' mode including the 'NetBIOS Availability Scan'. .....Any suggestions would be gratefully received.
As a footnote, I realise that one can disable Messenger, but am reluctant to do so as I understand it is also utilised beneficially (virus alerts, for example). .....I only mention this as some advocate such a course of action.
Last edited by BLUE SKY THINKER; 12th April 2003 at 21:06.