AutoUpdater port number

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Jason Robinson

What port number does the auto updater connect to? I need
to open this port, but don't see anywhere about what it is.

Thanks.
 
There is information about port opening for firewalls in the help, but it
isn't clear whether/how that information relates to the update function.
All that is mentioned is 80, and 443, and there are no details about TCP or
UDP.

I've seen two reports, I believe, from users behind third-party hardware
firewalls, who cannot update--automatically or manually, so I don't have an
answer for this one that I know works.
 
Customers with software firewalls need to grant access to the programs
below in order to keep Microsoft AntiSpyware up to date as well as upload
unknown threats to the spynet community.

GiantAntiSpywareMain.exe
gcasDtServ.exe
MicrosoftAntiSpywareUpdater.exe
gcasServAlert.exe

Customers with hardware firewalls only need to verify ports 80 and 443 are
open.

-steve

Steve Dodson [MSFT]
MCSE, CISSP
PSS Security

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"Steve Dodson [MSFT]" said:
Customers with software firewalls need to grant access to the programs
below in order to keep Microsoft AntiSpyware up to date as well as upload
unknown threats to the spynet community.

GiantAntiSpywareMain.exe
gcasDtServ.exe
MicrosoftAntiSpywareUpdater.exe
gcasServAlert.exe

Customers with hardware firewalls only need to verify ports 80 and 443 are
open.

-steve
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Thanks, Steve!
 
Bill Sanderson said:
There is information about port opening for firewalls in the help,
but it isn't clear whether/how that information relates to the update
function. All that is mentioned is 80, and 443, and there are no
details about TCP or UDP.
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That's TCP ports 80 and 443. (http and https).
 
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