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NormanS
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reply to pandora

Re: UPNP Setup

said by pandora:

Be careful about network UPnP on your windows PC's. It can create serious vulnerabilities. GRC made a Windows UPNP detection application which has been helpful to me over the years. You can find it here - »www.grc.com/unpnp/unpnp.htm
Just curious about what kind of vulnerabilities would exist with UPnP enabled on the Windows PC, but disabled on the router ...
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said by NormanS:

Just curious about what kind of vulnerabilities would exist with UPnP enabled on the Windows PC, but disabled on the router ...
I don't know about network vulnerabilities. I do know enabling some UPnP features in "Network Neighborhood" can adversely affect automatic startup of applications on boot.
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