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McAfee message about eircom connection; safe?

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  • 21-10-2009 7:59pm
    #1
    Bricriu
    Registered Users Posts: 280 ✭✭


    I’m on eircom dial-up Internet connection, and my McAfee (protection system) log is sending me the following messages (scores of them):

    A computer at dns.1.cra.dublin.eircom.net has attempted an unsolicited connection to UDP port 50373 on your computer.

    A computer at 159-134-221-81-dynamic.as1.rtd.sligo.eircom.net has attempted to access one of your system ports (TCP Port 445).

    There are scores of other identical messages in the log as well but instead of ‘dublin’, it says ‘castlebar’, or ‘athlone’, or ‘castleblaney’.

    McAfee is asking me: ‘Add this IP as trusted?’ And telling me: ‘TCP Port 455 is used by Microsoft DS service or program to access File-sharing services.’

    They look safe, but I’m not a techie and am not sure whether to add them.

    All help appreciated. Thanks.


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