A recent reinstall of Security Center and VirusScan demanded that I uninstall my ZA Pro. So I relented. The McAfee install then included Personal Firewall in the installation, an item I don't believe is part of my subscription. Now, I have read the reply from Ex_Brit to one user's query concerning the issue of unsolicited connection attempts and his suggestion to ignore the items listed in the log. However, according to my ISP, the log entries reporting attempts to connect to a range of different ports on my system by my ISP are in error: the DNS makes no attempt to connect to ports. So, why does McAfee design this software this way, and in addition, why do they make it impossible (afaik) to directly access the log, such as ZA has always allowed?
My ISP has suggested that I make the domain a trusted domain and this will stop the items being reported in the log. However if something is actually attempting to connect to ports on my system - which my ISP says is not true - then I would open a vulnerablilty by making my ISP's DNS a trusted IP.
Something is not right: either the software is not reporting accurately or my ISP - which has provided me with excellent service for many years - is in mistaken about the behavior of their system.
I'd appreciate any real explanation for this. Sugggesting I ignore it does not provide the security that is implicit in the use of software of this sort.
Best wishes,
Barry