[Intrusions] TCP 445 is Safe

[Kyle Maxwell]

On 6/24/05, James C Slora Jr <Jim.Slora at phra.com> wrote:
> I found this humorous in a laugh-instead-of-cry kind of way.
> 
> "Microsoft is not aware of any active attempts to exploit any Microsoft
> vulnerabilities via TCP Port 445"

Well, that may be a little bit of an overstatement, but given Cnet's
journalism, who knows what they really said? Especially since DShield
and others are reporting no particular spike in TCP 445, it sounds
like it's more attention-grabbing by Gartner.

http://isc.sans.org/port_details.php?port=445
http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2005-06-24

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Kyle Maxwell
http://caffeinatedsecurity.com
[krmaxwell at gmail.com]