Re: [proxyTools-users] Open Port ?

[wayne <wa...@ny...>]

> From: Michael Foord <Mic...@tb...>
> To: "pro...@li..." <pro...@li...>
> Subject: [proxyTools-users] Open Port ?
> 
> http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,55795,00.html?tw=wn_ascii
> 
> This is an article about new adverts that exploit a backdoor in windows
> (via port 135) to send adverts straight to peoples machines. What it
> says it that some firewall leave port 135 open - so it might be worth
> having this one checked by master.pl by default - may be useful to some
> users blocked by corporate firewalls. Unfortunately not me though - I
> edited master.pl and it`s blocked on mine !! I guess no proxies are
> going to be listening on port 135 but even so......
> Having said that - leaving it open is a security risk not to mention the
> possiblity of those adverts......

It's an incoming hole, not an outgoing hole, so LP users could not 
take advantage of it anyway. It's only open if the firewall admin is 
stoopid anyway ...

> Mike

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