what does the following means---?

Question

when I opened norton antivirus > reports > view activity log > log viewer >norton internet worm protection >alerts(security alerts).... It says -- The user has created a rule to "block" communication.. & details -- The user has created a rule to "block" communication. Inbound UDP packet. Local address(....),, remote address (...),, Process name is "C:/programme files/internet explorer/IEXPLORE.EXE" .... Can you pl tell me what this means.[I could not find any file with this name in my C drive]...

Answer 1

What is UDP?

http://service1.symantec.com/SUPPORT/num.nsf/0/921d01750ee2a00988256a15007fe02c?OpenDocument

UDP Search Results:

http://searchg.symantec.com/search?q=UDP&site=symc_en_US&entqr=0&hitsceil=100&sort=date%3AD%3AL%3Ad1&output=xml_no_dtd&client=symc_en_US&charset=utf-8&ud=1&context=gbh&y=0&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&proxystylesheet=symc_en_US&x=0

"iexplore.exe" is the Internet Browser from Mircosoft. It is a part of the Windows Operating system. Check the security settings for this program to minimize the risk when you are surfing.

http://www.neuber.com/taskmanager/process/iexplore.exe.html

Answer 2

That is part of Norton's security. If you go through the list you will see such instances often. It is nothing to worry about, Norton generally will block unused ports and internet worms that try to enter your system. You'll also see some places that you have allowed communication (such as to your printer).



From Norton



" (Starting with) Norton AntiVirus 2005 features new Internet Worm Protection, which safeguards consumer and home office users from new types of fast-spreading blended Internet worms that attack computer users' systems through multiple entry points. Taking worm blocking technology to the next level, Internet Worm Protection blocks inbound online ports to prevent the spread of threats like "Sasser" and "Blaster" that propagate through system vulnerabilities not protected by traditional antivirus solutions. "



From time to time if you haven't the alerts suppressed, you may see a pop-up near your taskbar saying that Norton has blocked such an intrusion attempt.

Answer 3

The explorer file is being blocked by the norton antivirus so unblock the files an you get the internet and open the web pages alos. to view the internet.

Answer 4

IEXPLORE.EXE is the name of Microsoft Window's default internet browser. This rule is has been set up to block any outside communication with this browser using UDP.

Answer 5

This is the name of the internet explorer program.