Some sorta virus attack...... "Xmas port scan attack"

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1. How do I remedy this

A properly configured firewall makes a port scan attack no more than an annoyance.

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2. How do I prevent this from happening again

Try to conceal your real IP as much as possible. Route as much of your network traffic as you can through anonymous proxies, as is done when you use The Onion Router. Expect a severe decrease in net performance, though, since the routes are not optimized will have a number of unnecessary hops in them to make your traffic anonymous.

Since--if you have a proper firewall--port scanning is little more than a nuisance, using an anonymizing onion routing protocol to conceal your true IP address is extreme.

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3. How to port scan attack the other jerk back! lol jk :P.

With this.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

All of that isn't going to help if you have the same IP address allocated to you from your ISP. You need to get a new IP address. In some cases, this is as simple as unplugging your DSL/Cable modem for a couple of hours and plugging it back in. In other cases, it might not be so easy and you might have to contact your ISP to get them to hand you a new IP.

You also need to ask yourself how these port-scan happy net-pricks got your IP in the first place. Where do you surf? Do you hang out in any IRC channels or forums that might be considered 'unsavory'? It could also be a small piece of spyware sitting on your machine just phoning home.

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