Unknown Trojan Horse Detection

[compumonster]

There seem's to be enough anti-spyware software arround. But, as we all know, before this sofware can disable such a program, it has to be aware of it.
Can someone tell me if there is a way to detect Troyan Horses and other spyware by constantly watching for active ports in my network? How can I tell if an active port in my network with a unknown IP address=v.w.x.y:z has been opened by a spy?

[wenwilder]

There is a simple answer to your question. It's called Active Ports - fantastic program!

Description: Active Ports - easy to use tool for Windows NT/2000/XP that enables you to monitor all open TCP/IP and UDP ports on the local computer. Active Ports maps ports to the owning application so you can watch which process has opened which port. It also displays a local and remote IP address for each connection and allows you to terminate the owning process. Active Ports can help you to detect trojans and other malicious programs
Version: 1.2 Filesize: 450 bytes

Trustworthy download site and the source of the previous quote, located here.

HTH

[compumonster]

Thanks, Wen. It's a pity it only works with NT/2000/XP as there are a lot of other systems still working arround.