RE: Spyware

["Griffin, Van" <Van.Griffin () xerox com>]

Yes. But it depends on what type of spyware is in question. Is the ports
used by spyware a universal thing? No it is not. Most spyware use a
dynamic UDP or TCP port. 

 

Van L Griffin III - EDS Engineering
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-----Original Message-----
From: Matt Stern [mailto:sternm () comprehensive com] 
Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 2004 5:38 PM
To: security-basics () lists securityfocus com
Subject: Spyware

Hello all:

I was just wondering if spyware sends its answers "back home" on any 
particular TCP or UDP port.  If so, then couldn't I doubly safeguard the

LAN (after trying to keep all the spyware off the workstations) by 
disallowing outbound communications via the firewall, for those ports? 
 Or conversely, instead of allowing all outbound traffic, only allow the

usual ports, such as 80, 443, 23, etc?

Thanks.

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