Frequent q uestions a bout I nternet S ecurity C heck
The r eport s hows o ld i nformation
At t he t ime o f t his w riting, t he I nternet S ecurity C heck i s r uns p eriodically e very 7 d ays. T he t ime
of t he l ast c heck i s d isplayed i n t he t op-right c orner o f t he I nternet S ecurity C heck s creen. W e
are i ntroducing a m anual r efresh b utton t o p erform t he s ecurity c heck o n-demand. T he r efresh
will t ake u p t o 1 0 m inutes t o c omplete. T he " manual r efresh" f eature w ill b e r eleased a s a
software u pdate b efore e nd o f 2 017.
The r eport d oesn't l ist a ll t he p orts I k now a re o pen
Fing S ecurity C heck s cans a ll t he 6 5,535 p orts f or T CP a nd U DP p rotocols. H owever, t he
firewall o n y our r outer, o r y our s ervice p rovider's f irewall, m ay d etect t his a s a " burst" s can
attack a nd t emporarily b an t he F ing s canning s erver. T he F ing s canner a pplies a ll t he m odern
techniques t o a void d etection ( as a m alicious a ttacker w ould d o) b ut r outer m anufacturers a nd
service p roviders h ave s mart p eople d oing t heir j ob! G ood n ews f or y our s ecurity.
I s ee U PnP-mapped p orts p ointing t o d evices t hat a re n o l onger i n m y n etwork
This m ay b e b ecause t he a pplications t hat a sked t he m apping d idn't c lean u p o r c rashed b efore
being a ble t o d o i t. I n m ost c ases, t hese " stale" m appings c an b e c leared b y r estarting y our
router. W e a re i ntroducing t he a bility f or F ingbox u sers t o c lose t hese p orts m anually. T his
"closing U PNP p orts" f eature w ill b e r eleased a s a s oftware u pdate b efore e nd o f 2 017.
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