Re: Help - what is port 666 (DOOM) and why?

From: Lars M. Hansen (badnews_at_hansenonline.net)
Date: 09/17/03 

Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 15:26:36 GMT

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 17:02:09 +0200, kowts spoketh

>Take a look at this one:
>http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_NACHI.A&VSect=T
>
>it can still spreading actually
>
>;o)
>

I fail to see what the Welchia/Nachi/Lovesan worm has to do with this.
The fact that it _might_ _listen_ on port 666 on an infected machine has
nothing to do with outbound connections _to_ port 666.

Lars M. Hansen
www.hansenonline.net

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