What is "gnutella" file sharing program and how...

[Sweeper]

Port 6346
This is the default port for the "gnutella" file sharing program.
All it shows is that people still have you in their host list and are attempting to connect to your machine.

What the heck is this? I have been hit atleast 100 times by the same server/person according to Zonealarm. I did a search for this program and found one line in the Registry and deleted it. As for the the Hard Drive and have found nothing? This same person has been attempting to access my machine all day yesterday and now first thing this morning. It's like they are hooked directly up to my machine. Zone Alarm is showing it as harmless, but I still don't like it!
I found it in the reg. under: Windows/Current Version/Explorer/Doc Find Spec MRU

[This message has been edited by Sweeper (edited 07-21-2001).]

[DVNT1]

Pick a link to find out what it is... http://dir.yahoo.com/Computers_and_Internet/Internet/Peer_to_Peer_File_Sharing/Communities_and_Networks/Gnutella/

It could simply be that a gnutella server previously had the IP address you have now. It could also be that someone else mis-typed an IP address (typed yours by mistake) in their gnutella program.

[Sweeper]

So, how do I go about getting this person to stop trying to access my computer? It's non-stop! I bet I have been hit over 150+ times so far this morning....

>:-(
Sweeper

[Sweeper]

This server/person keeps trying:
FWIN 7/19/01 8:42:08 PM -4:00 GMT 24.181.148.39 c473590-a.skokie1.il.home.com 1692 24.29.167.216 woh-29-167-216.woh.rr.com 6346 TCP (flags:S)
-edit- TOO LONG
Atleast 300+ now...



[This message has been edited by Sweeper (edited 07-21-2001).]

[Imperion1]

Hey Sweeper, do you have Gnuetella installed on your machine? If you do, double check the programs properties, make sure your don't have it set up as a server or file sharing.
If you did at one time and uninstalled it, go into your registry and search for all references for Gnuetella, make sure that there is no trace of it left. As a reminder, be sure to backup your system registry.

Its a thought, and couldn't hurt. Unless you accidentally erase something in your registry you shouldn't.