Constantly Getting Port Scanned

Hi everyone!

Well I should start by saying that I'm not a very tech-savvy person but I was scrolling through my firewall log and noticed something that wasn't quite right...

I noticed that I keep getting a notification saying "Port scan blocked". I get up to 30 of these everyday (!!!), all from different remote IP (protocol TCP). After looking up some information on port scans I can say that I'm now officially freaking out!!

What should I do, can they be prevented, am I under some sort of attack??

Any help would be much appreciated!!!

Check to make sure Allow Remote Connections is turned off

If you are using Windows 10 click on the Notifications icon in the lower right part of the taskbar. It should bring up a half a dozen or more choices. Click on "All Settings". Type one word "Remote: in the "All Settings" search box. Click on "Allow Remote access to your computer" Then make sure "Allow Remote Assistance.." is not checked and Don't allow remote connections to this computer" is checked.

Prior to Windows 10 it was more complicated and I no longer use any Windows OS other than Windows 10 on my dsktop computes so I don't remember how to turn off "Allow Remote assistance and allow remote access to your computer" without using Local Services and I would not suggest a non-tech savy person mess with Local Services. Maybe someone else can help you.

If you find that both 'Allow Remote Assistance.." and "Allow remote access.." are turned off then post back with the details from at least two log Firewall log entries.

PS. One other thing. I run Windows 10 and ran W7 and W8 alongside BDTS 2015 with the Windows Firewall turned on. Some suggest you should not do this. You could try to turn the Windows Firewall off if it is on and on if it is off and see what what happens. To do that go to the Control Panel and type Firewall in the search box. As I recall you should be able to get to the Control Panel via the Start button in the lower left hand corner of the taskbar.