how can i close an open port ?

hello
i found that port 5000 is opened in my pc ...how can i close an open port?
thanks

Ken
Fri Nov 28 01:08:00 CST 2003

Use a firewall?

I don't think you want to close it. To do that you need to work out what's
using it, and stop that process, however you might want that process to run.
So, instead you use a firewall to limit access to that port to trusted
machines only.

Cheers
Ken

"yousef" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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: hello
: i found that port 5000 is opened in my pc ...how can i close an open port?
: thanks

Kent
Fri Nov 28 00:49:13 CST 2003

TCP port 5000 is used along with port 1900 UDP for UPnP (universal plug
and play). It is open by default on Windows XP. You can close these
ports by opening 'services.msc' and stopping the 'SSDP Discovery
Service'. Set this to 'disabled' or 'manual' to prevent from starting up
on a reboot.

However, there are other important ports that may be open and are more
difficult to close or restrict. You should enable the XP firewall or
install a personal firewall to manage your ports.

--
Kent W. England, Microsoft MVP for Windows Security


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> i found that port 5000 is opened in my pc ...how can i close an open
port?

Karl
Fri Nov 28 06:48:15 CST 2003

You didn't read the FAQ:

http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#closeport

www.kerio.com and www.sygate.com are two free firewalls. To shut down
unneeded services to improve security on your computer, see here:

http://securityadmin.info/faq.asp#harden

www.grc.com has a tool to automate disabling UPnP in particular, but there
are others.

To close ports, the first thing you need is a firewall. Shutting down the
services IN ADDITION to using a firewall is not a bad idea.


"yousef" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> hello
> i found that port 5000 is opened in my pc ...how can i close an open port?
> thanks