# This is drving me crazy!!!!!!
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-drving-me-crazy/99779
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [March 24, 2002, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-drving-me-crazy/99779 "2002-03-24T00:52:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@mighty\_maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mighty_maxx)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2002, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-drving-me-crazy/99779/1 "2002-03-24T00:52:13Z")
I used to go to a webpage that told how all these companies get your inforamtion by just visiting their webpage. It had interactive examples and everything. It was quite an informative site. I was just telling a friend about it, and I can’t remember the name of the site!!. I’m going crazy, cause it was a simple name too. If anyoen knows this site, your Karma will explode with goodness.
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### Author:  [@Hilow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilow)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2002, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-drving-me-crazy/99779/2 "2002-03-24T06:53:54Z")
I think the address you are looking for might be [http://snoop.anonymizer.com/](http://snoop.anonymizer.com) . Actually, the site is [http://www.anonymizer.com](http://www.anonymizer.com), but the page that shows you what it finds when examining your browser is the [snoop.anonymizer.com](http://snoop.anonymizer.com) address.
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### Author:  [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2002, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-drving-me-crazy/99779/3 "2002-03-24T16:15:17Z")
This sounds like [Shields UP!](https://grc.com/x/ne.dll?bh0bkyd2)
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### Author:  [@AHunter3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AHunter3)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2002, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-drving-me-crazy/99779/4 "2002-03-24T18:51:22Z")
Cool!
From Anonymizer:
> [@](#):
>
> Your IP Address Is: 141.157.243.247
> Your Machine Name Is: [pool-141-157-243-247.ny325.east.verizon.net](http://pool-141-157-243-247.ny325.east.verizon.net)
>
> Your Browser Is: Netscape
> JavaScript reports the following info:
> Application:Microsoft Internet Explorer
> Version: 4.76
That oughta confuse them! 🙂
Actually it’s iCab. I have it set to report itself as Netscape 4 because a lot of sites diverge according to whether you’re using Netscape or Internet Explorer, and browsers that report themselves as iCab, Opera, OmniPage Pro, etc., are often subjected to spurious “You must upgrade your browser to be able to use this site”. I don’t know why JavaScript reports me as being on Internet Explorer. Could be an error in iCab (or an intentional setting to make our JavaScript as compatible as possible with sites that check), could be an error in Anonymizer’s JavaScript testing routine (especially if it assumes IE unless it can detect a flag identifying the browser as one of the others it knows about).
> [@](#):
>
> OS: MacPPC : mac
> Family of browser: nn5
> Organization: netscape
> Language: en
>
> Your Operating System is: Macintosh
From ShieldsUp:
Test My Shields:
> [@](#):
>
> Preliminary Internet connection refused!
> This is extremely favorable for your system’s overall Windows File and Printer Sharing security. Most Windows systems, with the Network Neighborhood installed, hold the NetBIOS port 139 wide open to solicit connections from all passing traffic. Either this system has closed this usually-open port, or some equipment or software such as a “firewall” is preventing external connection and has firmly closed the dangerous port 139 to all passersby. (Congratulations!)
> Unable to connect with NetBIOS to your computer.
> All attempts to get any information from your computer have FAILED. (This is very uncommon for a Windows networking-based PC.) Relative to vulnerabilities from Windows networking, this computer appears to be VERY SECURE since it is NOT exposing ANY of its internal NetBIOS networking protocol over the Internet.
(My NetBIOS is courtesy of DAVE, which is up and running )
Probe My Ports:
> [@](#):
>
> 21
> FTP
> Closed Your computer has responded that this port exists but is currently closed to connections.
>
> 23
> Telnet
> Closed Your computer has responded that this port exists but is currently closed to connections.
>
> 25
> SMTP
> Closed Your computer has responded that this port exists but is currently closed to connections.
>
> 79
> Finger
> Closed Your computer has responded that this port exists but is currently closed to connections.
>
> 80
> HTTP
> Stealth! There is NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER that a port (or even any computer) exists at this IP address!
>
> 110
> POP3
> Closed Your computer has responded that this port exists but is currently closed to connections.
>
> 113
> IDENT
> Closed Your computer has responded that this port exists but is currently closed to connections.
>
> 135
> RPC
> Closed Your computer has responded that this port exists but is currently closed to connections.
>
> 139
> Net
> BIOS
> Closed Your computer has responded that this port exists but is currently closed to connections.
>
> 143
> IMAP
> Closed Your computer has responded that this port exists but is currently closed to connections.
>
> 443
> HTTPS
> Closed Your computer has responded that this port exists but is currently closed to connections.
>
> 445
> MSFT
> DS
> Closed Your computer has responded that this port exists but is currently closed to connections.
>
> 5000
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### Author:  [@PRNYouth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PRNYouth)
#### Post date: [March 24, 2002, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-drving-me-crazy/99779/5 "2002-03-24T19:25:47Z")
Hehe … this is what _I_ got from Shields Up’s analysis:
\ ***Your Internet port 139 does not appear to exist!**
One or more ports on this system are operating in FULL STEALTH MODE! Standard Internet behavior requires port connection attempts to be answered with a success or refusal response. Therefore, only an attempt to connect to a nonexistent computer results in no response of either kind. But YOUR computer has DELIBERATELY CHOSEN NOT TO RESPOND (that’s very cool!) which represents advanced computer and port stealthing capabilities. A machine configured in this fashion is well hardened to Internet NetBIOS attack and intrusion.
AND
\*\* Unable to connect with NetBIOS to your computer.\*\*
All attempts to get any information from your computer have FAILED. (This is very uncommon for a Windows networking-based PC.) Relative to vulnerabilities from Windows networking, this computer appears to be VERY SECURE since it is NOT exposing ANY of its internal NetBIOS networking protocol over the Internet.\*
My computer is as secretive as I am!! 😃
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### Author:  [@smaft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smaft)
#### Post date: [March 25, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-drving-me-crazy/99779/6 "2002-03-25T19:28:02Z")
Harumph. Here are my results:
Your Internet port 139 does not appear to exist!
Unable to connect with NetBIOS to your computer.
21 FTP- Stealth! There is NO EVIDENCE WHATSOEVER that a port (or even any computer) exists at this IP address!
23 Telnet- Stealth!
25 SMTP- Stealth!
79 Finger- Stealth!
80 HTTP- Stealth!
110 POP3- Stealth!
113 IDENT- Stealth!
135 RPC- Stealth!
139 Net BIOS- Stealth!
143 IMAP- Stealth!
443 HTTPS- Stealth!
445 MSFT DS- Stealth!
5000 UPnP- Stealth!
Hmmm, maybe I’m not really using a computer at all…
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### Author:  [@Hilow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hilow)
#### Post date: [March 26, 2002, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/this-is-drving-me-crazy/99779/7 "2002-03-26T04:29:28Z")
Try the anonymizer test, but be prepared to wait! I waited a long time for the results, but was surprised by how much it could do. It launched Explorer and Regedit and a couple of other programs. I don’t accept cookies, so that limited it somewhat, but I was still amazed at what it showed me when it finally returned.
Don’t give up because it takes a long time. If you use a Windows machine I think you will be shocked by what it returns and the information grabbing doesn’t really take this long. It’s just an overburdened server.