May be I need to re-phrase my response but the point I want to make is still the same. It is pretty well-known that many trojans and back-doors make use of the port 9999. Many firewalls and companies block that port as well.
-----Original Message----- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, February 06, 2006 3:38 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: Log analyzer software. > Ok, may be I'm jumping the gun but Port 9999 is such a > notorious port. I wouldn't want to give that to my customers > if I were you. > > Here is some info on port 9999 : > http://www.auditmypc.com/port/tcp-port-9999.asp > > And if you google with the word "port 9999", there might be more > info. That's kind of silly. Ports aren't "notorious". It's what listens on a port that you have to worry about, not the port itself. High ports (greater than 1024) are used by all sorts of TCP clients and servers all the time. Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:231528 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
