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I've recently upgraded to Norton Internet Security 2004 from NAV2002. I'm constantly getting security alerts (must be about 60 - 80 a day), most of which ask if I want to permit. The problem is I have no idea what they are as all the details tell you are the IP it's coming from and that it's TCP or UDP etc. How do I identify what they are and whether I should allow the access? Failing that, how do I reduce the number of these alerts??
That can happen if your pc has lots of spyware. Download, update and run spybot search & destroy and adaware.
You can get both on the download page of http://wilders.org/
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I run Adaware every other day, but it still happens. Am just getting Spybot now so will give it a try
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The main culprit appears to be ebay toolbar....spybot identifies a whopping 39 items. Can I trust ebay toolbar not to be too malicious???
The missus won't be happy if I remove the toolbar.. :(
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Well, it's like this, I'm sure that toolbar is nice to have around, but if it's being pointed out as spyware, you have to ask yourself and the missus one question, is privacy, hijacking codes, and other very bad software components REALLY worth giving up for convienence?
You need to let her know that ANY spyware component has the potential to let information you'd rather keep private get in the wrong hands. Let alone the fact that it can do major performance damage to your system.
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I just re-read my reply to you and it doesn't make sense, lol. You WANT to give up the hijacking codes and other spyware. I meant was having those things worth the convienence. Sorry for my screw up :-)
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"Can I trust ebay toolbar not to be too malicious???"
Let me answer this question with your own statement: "I'm constantly getting security alerts (must be about 60 - 80 a day)"
That tool bar is using YOUR system resources. It is slowing down your pc. It may corrupt windows files. It may download other harmfull things if you allow it to connect.
GET RID OF IT.
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More info: if your wife is attached to the toolbar, tell her it violates ebays own privacy policy. Apparently, the toolbar itself is spyware that is bundled with other spyware.
From spywareinfo.com:
"It's verified now that the eBay toolbar is violating eBay's own Privacy Policy. According to eBays Privacy Policy, Appendix 2, stuff like IPs etc. is given to Advertisers only in a non-personal manner, to External Service Providers only with given permission (which is not asked for in the toolbar license agreement) or upon direct contact (which the user doesn't know anything about).
[During testing] The toolbar contacts both MediaPlex (adfarm.mediaplex.com) and DoubleClick (ad.doubleclick.net), using at least the first as a page relocator. That means this relocator page at MediaPlex receives the whole URL that the toolbar calls. It receives all search terms, and in the POST (formular) data of the HTML header it will also receive any formular data you enter or that is transmitted automatically.
The mediaplex relocator also contains some long number that could be a GUID [Editor: A GUID is a Globally Unique Identifier].
The least thing those two advertisers could monitor is the keywords you search for on ebay; MediaPlex is using their cookie for the toolbar, so they can track you very easy.
The worst thing that is - theoretically, not proven - possible would be much more access to your ebay account, including information about everything you bought or sold, for example."
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I have the same problem. I have run Spybot and it identified a few things which I have repaired. But it has not stopped the alerts. Any more suggestions PLEASE. (Sorry about the shouting but these alerts are getting towards desperation stage).
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Have you considered just turning OFF the alerts in your firewall so that all external requests are denied and logged. Then you will not be bothered by the alerts and you can look at the log anytime you want to be bothered.
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 HijackThis...What next?
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PDA ipsec over wlan 
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