Remote Attacker?

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I was using my computer off-line when the phone rang and through my speakers
I heard the modem pick-up & a computer/fax signal.
(I have a Dell Win. XP SP-2, with a dial-up connection and CA eTrust
Personal Firewall.)
When I checked the eTrust logs, I found that several inbound communications
had been blocked including two attempts made (at about the same time as I
heard my modem pick up) originating from DNS source:
"dedicated67.fastcolocation.net".

I was concerned when I heard my modem respond without my log on.
Apparently, the etrust firewall blocked it, but why was another computer able
to call my machine and have it pick-up the phone? Is this a symptom of a
greater security threat?
 
product53 said:
I was using my computer off-line when the phone rang and through my
speakers I heard the modem pick-up & a computer/fax signal.
(I have a Dell Win. XP SP-2, with a dial-up connection and CA eTrust
Personal Firewall.)
When I checked the eTrust logs, I found that several inbound
communications had been blocked including two attempts made (at
about the same time as I heard my modem pick up) originating from
DNS source: "dedicated67.fastcolocation.net".

I was concerned when I heard my modem respond without my log on.
Apparently, the etrust firewall blocked it, but why was another
computer able to call my machine and have it pick-up the phone? Is
this a symptom of a greater security threat?

Better question - why is your modem setup to answer phone calls?
 
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