Ok can someone take a look at the below code (command prompt/ netstat) and tell me why I have all these wierd connections?? I have throughly scanned my PC for viruses and spyware/adware etc and can notice no suspect processes running. I just upgraded from the XP firewall :rolleyes: to ZoneAlarm pro and it's blocked about 860 connection attempts and rapidly rising - it mainly says ICMP under the protocol tab..
Any ideas what the hell is happening?
Code:Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
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C:\Documents and Settings\Howard Canning>netstat
Active Connections
Proto Local Address Foreign Address State
TCP howard:epmap public1-ledn1-3-cust244.leed.broadband.ntl.com:2
839 ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:epmap public1-york2-3-cust85.leed.broadband.ntl.com:46
93 ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:epmap public2-epso1-6-cust176.hers.broadband.ntl.com:3
256 ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:epmap public2-port2-3-cust58.cosh.broadband.ntl.com:30
71 ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:epmap public1-walt4-3-cust8.walt.broadband.ntl.com:352
8 ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:epmap public2-bagu5-3-cust89.bagu.broadband.ntl.com:29
34 ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:epmap public2-bolt4-4-cust83.oldh.broadband.ntl.com:33
29 ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:epmap public2-cosh2-4-cust32.cosh.broadband.ntl.com:41
37 ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:3017 api.ebay.com:https CLOSE_WAIT
TCP howard:4580 baym-cs80.msgr.hotmail.com:1863 ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:4719 upload.ntlworld.com:ftp ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:4721 upload.ntlworld.com:ftp ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:4730 upload.ntlworld.com:ftp ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:4732 upload.ntlworld.com:ftp ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:3001 howard:4719 ESTABLISHED
TCP howard:3001 howard:4730 ESTABLISHED