From: Mike '/m' 

On Sun, 16 Oct 2005 12:01:56 -0400, "Geo"  wrote:

>"Mike '/m'"  wrote in message
>news:0a42l19gj9ucgqptfdol95qlnju4opcvu8{at}4ax.com...
>
>> OK, I'm switching svchost.exe connection attempts from allow to ask on
>> my PC firewalls.
>
>It will stop windowsupdate from working if you block svchost.exe, which is
>why I download the manual patches or use the shavlik patch program.

I'm now promnpted whenever svchost.exe wants to talk to the outside world. 
I allow the connections to update, and I disallow the connecitons to stats.

 /m

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