Leaking IP

[Myk]

My firewall blocks most things coming in to my computer,
including recently 2 Newtear attacks, however, I
regularly receive pop-ups from messageblocker.com and a
couple of others who say my IP is leaking out to the net.
How can I stop this? Can anyone advise me?

[Mike Mulligan]

Most likely advertisements. Don't be fooled.

Mike Mulligan

"Myk" > wrote in message
...
> My firewall blocks most things coming in to my computer,
> including recently 2 Newtear attacks, however, I
> regularly receive pop-ups from messageblocker.com and a
> couple of others who say my IP is leaking out to the net.
> How can I stop this? Can anyone advise me?

[Alaa Abdelhalim [MSFT]]

The fact that pop-ups get through your firewall may mean that it is not
configured properly to block unsolicited inbound connections.
You can ignore any ad that proclaims that "your IP address is being
broadcast on the Internet". This is just a fallacy they're trying to
exploit.
Any time you connect to a web server, it does have to get your IP address in
order to know where to send the requested data back (with the exception of a
router setup where only the router IP address is provided). Only that much
is true. It is not true, however, that your IP address gets sent to servers
that you (or software you're running) didn't explicitly initiate a
connection to in the first place.

Thank you

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"Mike Mulligan" > wrote in message
...
> Most likely advertisements. Don't be fooled.
>
> Mike Mulligan
>
> "Myk" > wrote in message
> ...
> > My firewall blocks most things coming in to my computer,
> > including recently 2 Newtear attacks, however, I
> > regularly receive pop-ups from messageblocker.com and a
> > couple of others who say my IP is leaking out to the net.
> > How can I stop this? Can anyone advise me?
>
>

[Alaa Abdelhalim [MSFT]]

One correction to what I said about your firewall below: You need only be
concerned if these are the gray pop-ups generated by the Messenger service.
If they are web-browers pop-ups (as I've typically seen them), your firewall
is fine.

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Alaa Abdelhalim [MSFT]
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"Alaa Abdelhalim [MSFT]" > wrote in message
...
> The fact that pop-ups get through your firewall may mean that it is not
> configured properly to block unsolicited inbound connections.
> You can ignore any ad that proclaims that "your IP address is being
> broadcast on the Internet". This is just a fallacy they're trying to
> exploit.
> Any time you connect to a web server, it does have to get your IP address
in
> order to know where to send the requested data back (with the exception of
a
> router setup where only the router IP address is provided). Only that much
> is true. It is not true, however, that your IP address gets sent to
servers
> that you (or software you're running) didn't explicitly initiate a
> connection to in the first place.
>
> Thank you
>
> --
> Alaa Abdelhalim [MSFT]
> -----
> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights.
> Please do not send e-mail directly to this alias. This alias is for
> newsgroup purposes only.
>
>
>
> "Mike Mulligan" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Most likely advertisements. Don't be fooled.
> >
> > Mike Mulligan
> >
> > "Myk" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > My firewall blocks most things coming in to my computer,
> > > including recently 2 Newtear attacks, however, I
> > > regularly receive pop-ups from messageblocker.com and a
> > > couple of others who say my IP is leaking out to the net.
> > > How can I stop this? Can anyone advise me?
> >
> >
>
>