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Re: [cobalt-users] Port scans on 69
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Port scans on 69
- From: Larry Smith <lesmith@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon Dec 30 09:30:02 2002
- Organization: ECSIS.NET
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Sun Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
INRE [cobalt-users] Port scans on 69:
> We have seen a massive upsurge in portscans on port 69, we are getting
> along the lines of 200 scans a day.
Yep, TFTP is major "insecure". There are also at least two virus/Trojans out
right now that use port "69" to connect back to their "master" and let them
know another slave is available. I have it blocked to the "outside" world
since forever....
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Larry Smith
SysAd ECSIS.NET
sysad@xxxxxxxxx