Increase in UDP Port Scans

["Gordon Brandt" <gbrandt () apwagner com>]

I have noticed the following port scans lately on my network

08/11/2003 05:14:22.112 -       Possible Port Scan -    Source:24.52.108.213, 1745,
WAN -   Destination:255.255.255.255, 7782, LAN -        UDP scanned port list,
8777, 8777, 7778, 7779, 7780 -
08/11/2003 05:14:22.128 -       Probable Port Scan -    Source:24.52.108.213, 1745,
WAN -   Destination:255.255.255.255, 7787, LAN -        UDP scanned port list,
8777, 8777, 7778, 7779, 7780, 7781, 7782, 7783, 7784, 7785 -


I did a little digging with google, and it appears that these ports are used
by Unreal Tournament servers.  So, after seeing this, I relaxed a little
thinking that someone had just gotten a new game.  This morning, I checked
my email, and I have a significant amount of these messages, coming into
different branch offices (we use cable/dsl for internet access) so it can't
just be one person with a new pc.

Anyone else seeing this?

Gordon Brandt
Network Engineer
AP Wagner, Inc.
gbrandt () apwagner com


---------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------