close open ports

[Dixel]

And another one, also via CMD

netstat -a -n -p tcp -o

 

[Dixel]

Within Task Manager -> Processes/Details Tab

You can match the PID against the result of the second netstat command above, you can then find the image name/end the

[AstroSkipper]

On 7/18/2024 at 11:11 AM, lll888 said:

I personally tested it only on win 7

 

I don’t recommend doing this on other versions of Win, I don’t know whether the computer will turn on after this or not ,but on 7 it works fine

This also does not correspond to the facts.  You may use these tools under Windows 7 for whatever strange reasons, but they were not developed for this operating system at all.  Ports Off is listed as compatible with Windows 2000, 2003 and XP, Windows Worms Door Cleaner even only as compatible with Windows XP. So, the recommendation should be to use these tools only under Windows XP, under more modern operating systems without any guarantee and with caution.  Actually, this topic should have been rather posted in the Windows XP forum if at all. 

On 7/20/2024 at 11:48 AM, lll888 said:

So I decided to throw up a couple of topics on an almost dead forum and see how people react

This is what happens when one "decided to throw up a couple of topics on an almost dead  forum". 

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[lll888]

On 7/22/2024 at 1:55 AM, AstroSkipper said:

@lll888 In these days, such programmes like Ports Off or Windows Worms Door Cleaner are no longer really necessary as users are usually protected by a hardware firewall in their routers and a software firewall in Windows. Generally, the user should rather first check which ports are closed or not. This could be done, for example, by the (still maintained) Nirsoft tool CurrPorts.

How is this not necessary ?

do you trust phones or other devices connected to your local network ?)

maybe you trust that your built-in firewall will protect you?)

in any case, to believe that everything will be fine or to exclude any possibility just in case, it’s up to the user to decide

[lll888]

On 7/22/2024 at 12:32 AM, AstroSkipper said:

I would never apply such a batch or reg file, especially if offered in the way you did.

but it’s you, and I could easily check it, why not )

I would open it in notepad, copy the name of the parameter and read what it is and what it is for

and it’s just because you don’t have enough imagination to check, even just read what it is, whether the topic is real or not

 

[AstroSkipper]

46 minutes ago, lll888 said:

How is this not necessary ?

It can be easily checked whether ports are open and have to be closed or not. If a Windows system is well configured and protected properly by the hardware and software firewalls, there is no need to use such tools you recommended. And certainly not tools that were developed for older operating systems than Windows 7..

46 minutes ago, lll888 said:

do you trust phones or other devices connected to your local network ?)

maybe you trust that your built-in firewall will protect you?)

As I already stated crystal clearly, I do not simply trust  but I deeply check . Both my hardware and software firewalls do a good job, and there is no need for such old tools.  And there is definitely no need to run an undocumented batch file of dubious origin to disable various services.. 

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[lll888]

7 minutes ago, AstroSkipper said:

 And there is definitely no need to run an undocumented batch file of dubious origin to disable various services.. 

Well, that’s what you do, not everyone is like that, I hope, for example, I would ask why a bat file is needed, why disable this or that service, I would read about these services and what they do

I know about each service, what it is and what it’s for, but as I understand it, you only believe in what they tell you on TV, they told you not to turn it off, so that’s what you need to do without question )

[AstroSkipper]

2 hours ago, lll888 said:

Well, that’s what you do, not everyone is like that, I hope, for example, I would ask why a bat file is needed, why disable this or that service, I would read about these services and what they do

I know about each service, what it is and what it’s for, but as I understand it, you only believe in what they tell you on TV, they told you not to turn it off, so that’s what you need to do without question )

Your behaviour here is highly questionable and certainly does not inspire confidence. My decisions and actions are exclusively determined by my knowledge and experience.  I control and adjust all system and programme services manually as I know what I do and what I have to do. There is no need for such a crappy batch file .
This is what I would do with that file: 
And your lack of objectivity, your provocations and your insinuations show me clearly that you actually have nothing meaningful to say.  From now on, I'll try to do this: . Just to not waste my time with such nonsense. 

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