What is a port scan attack?

[tiredoflogins]

Why is a port scan attack?

I am using Sygate personal firewall and it keeps on shouting that there is a port scan attack.

I usually block the attack. It tries to access MSTask.exe

Cheers,

Mr Tired.

[dman]

see front page

http://www.msfn.org/comments.php?shownews=13579

[egrath]

Hi,

a Portscan is not to be threatened as a attack directly. Someone is just probing what ports your System has open (A port is a Network I/O Interface where a Programs listen)

Bye, Egon