What are ports? In computer
networking, ports are connection points that enable a local program on your computer to talk to a remote program on another
computer or group of computers. There are tens of thousands of ports on your system (65,000+) that can be used for programs.
There are multiple tools available to monitor the network ports in your computer operating system.
Why is it important to monitor ports?
By Monitoring ports you can see where programs are connecting to out on a local area network (LAN), Wide Area network (WAN) or
out on the Internet to see if they are valid programs going to valid destinations or malicious programs going to strange
destinations. If your system seems to be acting funny, port monitors can help you track down these malicious programs
that may be hiding on your system like spyware, adware and viruses. Some free Port Monitors are:
