Paul on Thu, 30 Jan 2003 12:41:05 -0500


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Re: [PLUG] firewall risk


Jeff Abrahamson wrote:

So I could listen to know ports whatsoever and be compromised? How
would that work?



What if another computer on the internal network is compromised, allowing it to access your computer? This one is a real stretch: What if a script is executed somehow through e-mail or a Web site which opens a port?

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