Bill
Tue Sep 23 22:45:56 CDT 2003
Calling the diatribes at this site "information" is understatement.
All of this material is nearly two years old, and it hasn't happened.
Show me something about this from a respected source with this years date on
it?
"Mark Marois" <mark.marois@nospam.com> wrote in message
news:0e6001c3824b$b1146dd0$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> The highly respected Gartner Group has said that they
> expect hackers to incorporate the UPnP vulnerabilities
> into their attack tools by the end of the first quarter of
> 2002
>
>
http://grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm
>
> Will give you more information
>
>
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >This is a UPnP device, such as a home/small office router.
> >
> >If I'm reading your address correctly, you are on Cable?
> >
> >UPnP broadcasts should be restricted to within your
> household by the cable
> >modem, but many cable modems predate UPnP functionality--
> at least I think
> >that's the explanation.
> >
> >At any rate--if you don't have such a device, this is a
> device at someone
> >elses house "close" to you in the cable system, being
> discovered by UPnP on
> >your machine. It isn't any harm to you, although it may
> be an annoyance.
> >If you do discover that you can access it, that could be
> harmful to its
> >owner!
> >
> >You might consult with your cable provider--perhaps this
> can be fixed with a
> >firmware update to the cable modem.
> >
> >"Chas" <lapcon@chartertn.net> wrote in message
> >news:0a7e01c3823a$d1abff10$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> >> In the tray, bottom right of screen with time and date,
> is
> >> a new logo I have not installed. It looks like a
> computer
> >> screen logo. Placing the pointer over the logo
> announces
> >> it as a newly discovered device labeled as UPnP Device.
> >> Right clicking over the device gives the choices of
> >> creating a shortcut or invoking but the delete and
> >> properties choices are grayed out and do not operate.
> The
> >> device logo can also be found on My Network Places but
> >> again properties and delete cannot be used. I will not
> >> invoke the logo but I cannot get rid of it. Any
> >> suggestions? Thanks
> >
> >
> >.
> >