A Security Alert appears when a program on your computer attempts to monitor incoming connections from other computers.
A program named [program name] attempted to allow incoming connections on port [port number]. This is a risk based on the following information:
A Listen Alert appears the first time that a program on your computer attempts to listen for incoming connections. When a computer is listening for connections, remote programs may be able to access and communicate with the listening program. A Listen Alert may be triggered by a program that you choose to run; by a Windows component that is accessing the Internet in the background; or by a Trojan horse or other remote-control program that is attempting to bypass your security.
Decide whether you want to block or allow this program's attempt to listen for connections. If you allow it, this program will be able to listen for incoming connections and accept connections from other computers on all ports. You will not be notified when an actual connection occurs. If you block the listen attempt, some programs may behave unpredictably.
There are two ways to reduce the number of Listen Alerts that you receive:
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