09-03-14 20:20 mark lewis wrote to Ed Vance about RPC Service   
      
    ml> @MSGID: <54084182.13217.windowsa@capcity2.synchro.net>   
    ml>  On Wed, 03 Sep 2014, Ed Vance wrote to All:   
    EV> When I run 60 second virus scan from Bitdefender I always see a   
    EV> section in it about Open Ports on this XP box where svchost is   
    EV> using a Port.   
    EV> The entry says it is Listening on Port 135 and I start worrying   
    EV> because I remember reading on GRC.COM something about Port 135   
    EV> shouldn't be used because it could be used by something nasty.   
    ml> if that port is open to the outside of your LAN, yes... it is   
    ml> possible that /if/ something nasty got into your network that   
    ml> it would travel to other machines via that port...   
    ml> it should be noted that without that port and at least two   
    ml> others being open, machines on the same network won't be able   
    ml> to talk to each other for things like sharing printers or even   
    ml> drive directories...   
      
   Howdy! Mark,   
      
   A long time ago I Printed something from the Notebook to my Printer   
   that is connected to the XP Desktop through my Linksys Router.   
      
   I ain't done that for a long time.   
      
   I suppose I see Port 135 being used because of File Sharing or Printer   
   Sharing, so I ought to accept things as is in case I ever wanted to   
   Print something from the Notebook or Send a File to the XP box.   
      
   Thanks Again.   
      
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