closing port 135

[carol]

I recently switched ISP's and am having a horrendous new
problem with pop-ups and porno sites appearing unasked-
for. I believe that port 135 is open, as well as other
problem-causing ports but don't know how to close it
(them). Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

[Bloke at the pennine puddle]

Yep:
http://www.zonealarm.com/

Get the free one, install it and use it.

"carol" > wrote:
>I recently switched ISP's and am having a horrendous new
>problem with pop-ups and porno sites appearing unasked-
>for. I believe that port 135 is open, as well as other
>problem-causing ports but don't know how to close it
>(them). Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.

[Jupiter Jones [MVP]]

Carol;
You need a firewall.

To protect the safety and security of your computer:
Install or enable a firewall IMMEDIATELY, before connecting to the
internet:
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=283673

Install ALL Critical Updates IMMEDIATELY.
Start/All Programs/Windows Update

Install an antivirus application
Update it weekly
Run it at least weekly

Also see:
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/default.asp
http://www.microsoft.com/security/home/
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/columns/security/5min/5min-105.asp

--
Jupiter Jones [MVP]
An easier way to read newsgroup messages:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/pro/using/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://dts-l.org/index.html


"carol" > wrote in message
...
> I recently switched ISP's and am having a horrendous new
> problem with pop-ups and porno sites appearing unasked-
> for. I believe that port 135 is open, as well as other
> problem-causing ports but don't know how to close it
> (them). Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks.