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Old 2012-02-26, 19:39   Link #4
SeijiSensei
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Originally Posted by Dist View Post
^I have a router, but it's NAT is disabled and I'm using public ip. I don't get what the fuss is about it being -not safe- if you're not behind a router.
Do you have the Windows firewall activated?

Do you use Windows file sharing? Are ports 137-139 and 445 exposed to the world so that people can browse your shares?

Have you ever scanned your PC from another machine on the Internet with a tool like nmap? What did it find?

Perhaps he's using an old unpatched version of XP with exposed ports and vulnerable services.
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