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DbleT
Aspirant
Nov 06, 2019
Solved

Open Ports Win 10

Hello, new guy here who just recently purchased the RAX120. Today I visited Steve Gibson Research website and ran Shields Up to see my exposure to open ports. I had been there a long time ago when I ...
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    Christian_R
    Nov 12, 2019

    Hi DbleT,


    Thanks for getting back. I absolutely understand as it's never a bad idea to ensure your system is secured. At this time it doesn't seem like something to be concerned about. However, if you'd like for a support agent to look into this further for you, you may get in contact with our agents using the link below. 

     

    https://www.netgear.com/support/default.aspx

     

    Best regards,

    Christian 
     

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DbleT
Aspirant
Nov 12, 2019

Just thought I'd add that when you run the scan it shows open, closed and stealth ports (port scanners that a hacker might use can't "see" the ports as I understand it if they are in stealth mode). A long time ago when I used Zone Alarm Security Suite all my ports were in stealth mode. Hardly any are now since I use Malwarebytes and Windows Securtiy to keep my computer secure.

Christian_R's avatar
Christian_R
NETGEAR Employee Retired
Nov 12, 2019

Hi DbleT,


Thanks for getting back. I absolutely understand as it's never a bad idea to ensure your system is secured. At this time it doesn't seem like something to be concerned about. However, if you'd like for a support agent to look into this further for you, you may get in contact with our agents using the link below. 

 

https://www.netgear.com/support/default.aspx

 

Best regards,

Christian