New install of Winxp and it has open ports

[john doe]

I just got done with a new install of Winxp and installed
the software that came with the Dell Laptop which was
PowerDVD and Sonic Record Now and I installed a wireless
pcmcia card [Belkin].
I used LanSpy to check for open ports.
Lanspy said that these ports are open:

21 ftp
25 smtp
110 pop3
119 nntp
143 imap4

Can someone advise to why these ports are open on my laptop?
Thanks

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

21 ftp => So you can download/upload via FTP

25 smtp => So you can send email using a Mail Client
110 pop3 => So you can receive email in your Mail Client
119 nntp => So you can access newsgroup in your newsreader
143 imap4 => You can can access mail via IMAP in your Mail Client

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I just got done with a new install of Winxp and installed
the software that came with the Dell Laptop which was
PowerDVD and Sonic Record Now and I installed a wireless
pcmcia card [Belkin].
I used LanSpy to check for open ports.
Lanspy said that these ports are open:

21 ftp
25 smtp
110 pop3
119 nntp
143 imap4

Can someone advise to why these ports are open on my laptop?
Thanks

 

[john doe]

Is it normal to have those ports after a new install?
Please advise and thanks.

21 ftp => So you can download/upload via FTP
25 smtp => So you can send email using a Mail Client
110 pop3 => So you can receive email in your Mail Client
119 nntp => So you can access newsgroup in your newsreader
143 imap4 => You can can access mail via IMAP in your Mail Client

Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet
http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html --
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

I just got done with a new install of Winxp and installed
the software that came with the Dell Laptop which was
PowerDVD and Sonic Record Now and I installed a wireless
pcmcia card [Belkin].
I used LanSpy to check for open ports.
Lanspy said that these ports are open:

21 ftp
25 smtp
110 pop3
119 nntp
143 imap4

Can someone advise to why these ports are open on my laptop?
Thanks

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Yes.

I've also answered your somewhat alarming post in Security newsgroup. Did
you take care of everything here yet? =>
http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html

Is it normal to have those ports after a new install?
Please advise and thanks.

21 ftp => So you can download/upload via FTP
25 smtp => So you can send email using a Mail Client
110 pop3 => So you can receive email in your Mail Client
119 nntp => So you can access newsgroup in your newsreader
143 imap4 => You can can access mail via IMAP in your Mail Client

Before You Connect a New Computer to the Internet
http://www.cert.org/tech_tips/before_you_plug_in.html
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

I just got done with a new install of Winxp and installed
the software that came with the Dell Laptop which was
PowerDVD and Sonic Record Now and I installed a wireless
pcmcia card [Belkin].
I used LanSpy to check for open ports.
Lanspy said that these ports are open:

21 ftp
25 smtp
110 pop3
119 nntp
143 imap4

Can someone advise to why these ports are open on my laptop?
Thanks

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I just got done with a new install of Winxp and installed
the software that came with the Dell Laptop which was
PowerDVD and Sonic Record Now and I installed a wireless
pcmcia card [Belkin].
I used LanSpy to check for open ports.
Lanspy said that these ports are open:

21 ftp
25 smtp
110 pop3
119 nntp
143 imap4

Can someone advise to why these ports are open on my laptop?
Thanks

Because you haven't enabled a firewall?


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[jameshanley39]

I just got done with a new install of Winxp and installed
the software that came with the Dell Laptop which was
PowerDVD and Sonic Record Now and I installed a wireless
pcmcia card [Belkin].
I used LanSpy to check for open ports.
Lanspy said that these ports are open:

21 ftp
25 smtp
110 pop3
119 nntp
143 imap4

Can someone advise to why these ports are open on my laptop?
Thanks

that's not normal. On a regular XP system.
And prob still very odd on a Dell system too. I wouldn't expect any
more ports open on a Dell system. A bare minimum one.

I have set up a Dell System
They come with 2 CDs.
A Dell win xp CD(takes a Dell serial number), and a driver CD.

I seriously doubt that would leave those ports open.

You should set it up again and check at which stage all those ports
suddenly appear open..

You don't need to scan from another machine..or use 3rd party
software.

netstat -aon will show open ports.
AND the PIDs of the processes that use those ports

do CTRL-ALT-DELETE (to bring up task manager), then view..select
columns..PID.
And you can see the PID along with the process. You can sort by
alphabetical order. The tasklist command would list processes with
PID too.

So you can identifiy what is using it.

And BY THE WAY.
If you turn the windows firewall on, then when scanning from another
machine with your program, you won't find any ports open. Because it
won't see any from outside the machine.