Finding listening ports on your Windows box using Netstat, Fport, Tcpview, IceSword and Current Ports
...Netstat, Fport, Tcpview, IceSword and Current Ports Host based firewalls are fine and dandy, but I'd rather turn off services I don't need than to just block them. Host based firewalls are sort of a bandage, and while they can be useful for knowing what is connecting out (see egress filtering), it's better just not to have unneeded network...
