One of the little things that computer users can do to improve the overall security of their computer system is to check the open connections regularly. Specifically, the programs that try to communicate with servers on the Internet or other networks. Programs like CurrPorts or MyPorts list all programs and services on the computer that [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Display Programs That Open Connections With Moo0 ConnectionWatcher
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Currports, See Which Apps Connect To The Internet
One of the very first posts here at Ghacks was a basic review of Currports. That was in 2005 and a lot has changed since then. Nir Sofer has constantly updated the application, which is now offered as a portable 32-bit and 64-bit program. Currport lists Internet connections of all applications and services on the [...]
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Improve Windows Security By Closing Open Ports
A standard Windows operating system has a number of ports open after installation. Some of these ports are needed for the system to function properly while others might not. These ports can pose a security risk as every open port on a system might be an entry point for a malicious user. A port basically [...]
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Realtime Network Connection Monitor
Connection Monitor is a portable realtime network connection monitor for the Windows operating system. It is basically an alternative to popular portable application Curr Ports or Open Ports which is also displaying the TCP / IP network connections in realtime. Connection Monitor will display all network connections (incoming and outgoing) upon startup listing locale and [...]
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Netlimiter 2 Monitor
Do you know which applications and processes connect to the Internet on your computer ? If you use a firewall chance is that you had to define rules to allow certain programs the right to connect to the Internet. Sometimes however users think of this as a burden and use low security settings to prevent [...]
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Who is connected to your pc right now ?
CurrPorts displays the list of all currently opened TCP/IP and UDP ports on your local computer. For each port in the list, information about the process that opened the port is also displayed, including the process name, full path of the process, version information of the process (product name, file description, and so on), the time that the process was created, and the user that created it.