A computer trying to access my ports every couple minutes.

[wickedbob]

So yeah, what should I do? The aol protection program said it got blocked, but is this a serious problem? If so what can I do to stop it from getting any worse. Also what are they trying to do when accessing the various ports?

[john_childs]

Often what that means is that you just got assigned a new IP address and that the previous user of that IP address was doing some P2P file sharing. The other computers that are contacting those ports are looking to continue a download they had in process or are looking to start a new download of a file that the previous user of the IP address was sharing.

Either that, or the Chinese mafia is trying to break into your computer.

[Mikefule]

Either that, or the Chinese mafia is trying to break into your computer.

Or worse still, the Sicilian snake head triads.:eek:

[dan de man]

or worse ,4chan!!

[UniBrier]

It's probably just some lonely sailor looking for a woman in every port.