Norton Internet Security NIS 2014. Firewall ports open. Dangerous?

m3110w

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Hi All,

I'm running NIS 20.4.0.40 (latest version) on my fully patched Win7 Pro laptop. I connect to the internet using a 3G cellular modem (Reliance in India). The 3G modem is connected to a Hame external 3G WiFi HotSpot Router (3GWHR). The 3GWHR broadcasts a WiFi signal and that's how my laptop gets internet.

I went to grc.com and did a Shields Up port scan. See attached file to see the detailed results. The port scan shows my Port 23 Telnet and Port 53 DNS are both open. Oh no!

Is this dangerous? How can I fix it? I checked the Firewall control panel and NIS is controlling my firewall, not Windows. Do I need to go into the NIS Firewall settings and manually close these ports?

I'm pretty sure I'm getting a dynamic IP from the ISP. Is my ISP using a NAT and am I behind that NAT?

When I do a full system AV scan with NIS and Malwarebytes free they show no infections.

Do I need to log into my router and change something?

Anyway I can set all the ports to "Stealth"?

Need any other details? Thanks,

Advait
 

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Win7 Premium 64bit4gb
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire 5732Z
OS
Win7 Premium 64bit
Memory
4gb

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Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 MHz4 GBATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Bruce ... somewhere in his 40's
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 32bit SP1
CPU
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU @ 2.40GHz, 2400 MHz
Motherboard
INTEL/D975XBX2
Memory
4 GB
Graphics Card(s)
ATI Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung SyncMaster 914v
Screen Resolution
1280 x 1024
Hard Drives
2/500GB each ... ST3500630AS ATA Device.
One is not connected
PSU
Rocketfish 700 W
Case
G.Skill Gigabyte Chassis
Keyboard
Standard PS/2 Keyboard
Mouse
Microsoft PS/2 Mouse
Internet Speed
DSL
Antivirus
Avira Internet Security
Browser
IE 11
Other Info
ATI HDMI Audio
As far as I know I'm not using TelNet. Is there some way to see if some service or other program is using TelNet?
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Win7 Premium 64bit4gb
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire 5732Z
OS
Win7 Premium 64bit
Memory
4gb
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