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Thread ID: 83295 2007-09-26 23:40:00 Is The Real? SurferJoe46 (51) PC World Chat
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595294 2007-09-26 23:40:00 I found this surfing..where I get in a lot of trouble..but it looks intriguing....




Here's a quick command-line hack that you can run on your Windows boxes to see if there are any unsavory apps running in the background and making internet connections without your knowledge. Just run the following to trace applications which are opening sockets while you're not using the machine:

* Start->Run->cmd
* netstat -b 5 >activity.txt (In XP, use -o instead of -b)
* Wait a few minutes, then press Ctrl-C
* type activity.txt | more (or open activity.txt in wordpad)

This will repeatedly run netstat every 5 seconds until you hit Ctrl-C, logging all active TCP/UDP connections (legitimate or otherwise) to the activity.txt file. The -b flag will also show the name of the binary .exe file that's making the connection. In XP, the -o flag will do similar, showing the process id. If you see any connections being made that don't look legit, either to strange ip addresses or by processes that look fishy, you can check the task manager to kill it, and then run your virus scanner / anti-malware software to clean things up
SurferJoe46 (51)
595295 2007-09-27 09:02:00 'Smoking kills . If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life,'Smoking kills





She sounds like a relation to dubya
joemac (9739)
595296 2007-09-28 00:53:00 I use Tcpview from sysinternals to do this and process explorer from the same guys to suspend or kill the process. Nice gui that gives far more control than windoze.
Sysinternals used to be Mark Russionovich (sp?) but he was seen by Microsoft as a guy they could use now all his tools are availiable from www.microsoft.com
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