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   David W. Hodgins to Its Dale   
   Re: What to do   
   28 Nov 12 15:16:22   
   
   From: dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org   
      
   On Wed, 28 Nov 2012 15:08:21 -0500, Its Dale  wrote:   
      
   > Its Dale wrote:   
   >   
   >> I am getting this msg. when trying to start up firefox   
   >>   
   >> a port scanning attach has been attempted by   
   >>   
   >> This is my first time having a virus so I have no   
   >> clue what to do   
   >   
   > Now today things seem to be working normally.   
   >   Wondering how come no one had a suggestion   
   > of what to do.   
      
   Turn off the interactive firewall.  The message is simply   
   indicating that a port scan was detected, and blocked.   
      
   Since it was blocked, no action is needed, and the message   
   in a useless annoyance.   
      
   Regards, Dave Hodgins   
      
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