Re: Why are people trying to access UDP port?

From: Brett (bbsouth@bellsouth.net)
Date: 12/02/02

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    From: "Brett" <bbsouth@bellsouth.net>
Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 23:12:57 -0600

    What is ZAP?

    Thanks,
    Brett
    "Cal1br8tr" <sh@tonashingle.com> wrote in message
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    > Brett wrote:
    > >> I get this message from Zone Alarm often:
    > >>
    > >> The firewall has blocked Internet access to your computer (NetBIOS
    > >> Name) from xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (UDP Port 1027).
    > >>
    > >> I these people aren't coming in from the HTTP over a web browser,
    > >> what are they doing? Sending port sniffers?
    > >>
    > >> Why UDP?
    > >>
    > >> Thanks,
    > >> Brett
    >
    > Probably remnants of Opasoft and Bugbear. My ZAP shows hundreds of these a
    > day.
    >
    > --
    > 01000011 01100001 01101100 00110001 01100010 01110010 00111000 01110100
    > 01110010
    >
    >

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