TCP Ports

[Joyce]

When I run netstat -na, I get a number of tcp ports (19)
that are NOT associated with conventional processes that
are "listening". Most of them have numbers above
50,000. Have I been hacked? And if so, how do I
protect myself against this. I am new to XP. --
Thanks.

 

[David Jones]

It's impossible to know with the information provided.
Are you running /any/ applications (even in the
background) when you do this?

Use netstat -ano and match the Process ID column with the
associated Process ID in Task Manager, and you'll be able
to find out what program is using those ports.

 

[Joyce]

David,
Thanks for your response. I get the PID's from netstat,
but can't seem to obtain a PID list in the Task
Manager. I am running home edition and not familar with
how things work. Anyway, any advice would be welcome. -
- Joyce