Tracking hackers?

Hi there, I have an old copy of Neotrace on my computer. I use AntiVir to scan for viruses and other programs to scan for spyware regularly and am pleased to say I find nothing. But Port Scans keep coming up on my firewall's security log (I use Sygate). It says "Someone is scanning your computer" and lists them as "Minor Threats." The thing is I don't really know how to use Neotrace that well. What do I do when I find out who scanned me with the "WhoIs" button? What is the purpose of pinging or backtracing? I read on another forum that pinging the scanner is just like calling out your whereabouts. Is it a good idea to backtrace and or ping the scanners? Or am I just showing them where I am, thereby compromising my stealthed ports?

Thanks for your time!

Mike

 

Cool. So as long a website such as ShieldsUp says my ports are all stealth, then I should just ignore any minor port scans that my firewall is telling me about? I have Sygate by the way.

 

The problem with firewalls is they report "in your face" stuff all the time. The fact is you'll get thousands of port scans per day and you're none-the-wiser. Is the firewall doing its' job? yes, but I would check the logs once every other day and turn off any popup notifications.