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Title: vulnerability check
Post by: talos2 on Jun 12, 2008, 15:55:34
Does any kind person know of a free INTERNET vulnerability checker on line I can access, I want to try the windows firewall and my router firewall.
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: Rik on Jun 12, 2008, 15:58:46
Try:

http://www.symantec.com/norton/sygate/index.jsp

It used to be the Sygate scanner, otherwise I wouldn't be recommending it. ;)
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: doc_holiday on Jun 12, 2008, 16:02:56
Quote from: talos on Jun 12, 2008, 15:55:34
Does any kind person know of a free INTERNET vulnerability checker on line I can access, I want to try the windows firewall and my router firewall.

https://www.grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: talos2 on Jun 12, 2008, 16:05:45
Thank you gentlemen. :ithank:
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: Rik on Jun 12, 2008, 16:09:36
Nice one, Doc.  :thumb:
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: talos2 on Jun 12, 2008, 16:23:28
The Symantic one seems to be having trouble with their server at the mo Rik, but the one from Doc is working fine thank you gents, I want to try and rely on the windows firewall and the one that came in the router and take Comodo out it has become a bit of a nuisance and I am sure it's slowing my system down.
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: Inactive on Jun 12, 2008, 16:26:08
No problems with Comodo here.
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: talos2 on Jun 12, 2008, 17:16:43
Quote from: Inactive on Jun 12, 2008, 16:26:08
No problems with Commodo here.
Well it's out now, and it may be my imagination but the system does seem slightly faster, and I wont miss those pop ups asking me what seems to be the same question over again. Of course the test is now will anything nasty get through. :eek4:
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: Inactive on Jun 13, 2008, 01:16:24
You only need to tick them as safe in the left hand pop up box, they don't come back then.

I can honestly say that I never noticed any slowing down after installing Comodo.
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: Dopamine on Jun 13, 2008, 01:50:51
I just tried the Symantec checker. Not impressed at all. It tells me I have no anti-virus installed..... but I do. Symantec's very own Norton Anti-Virus 2008!!
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: talos2 on Jun 13, 2008, 07:36:10
Quote from: Dopamine on Jun 13, 2008, 01:50:51
I just tried the Symantec checker. Not impressed at all. It tells me I have no anti-virus installed..... but I do. Symantec's very own Norton Anti-Virus 2008!!

           Did the same with me so I decided not to trust it. :no:
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: somanyholes on Jun 13, 2008, 07:49:22
best online one out there, these tools are port/os/service scanners, they don't do  vulnerability checks, the same goes for grc.com etc.....

The default settings will do, but can can play around with it a lot, it has many capabilities.

http://nmap-online.com/
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: somanyholes on Jun 13, 2008, 08:38:59
might as well ad these.

they will do internal scans on your network and will try to find vulnerabilitys.

http://www.gfi.com/lannetscan/

http://www.nessus.org/download/
Title: Re: vulnerability check
Post by: talos2 on Jun 13, 2008, 08:53:53
 :solved: :thnks: