[clug] Latest worm

Michael Carden michaelc at panasonic.com.au
Tue Aug 12 13:20:28 EST 2003


Darren Freeman:
> And why oh why is port 135 open? Anyone know of a sane reason for there
> to be a clear path from the outside world all the way in here?

Well, MS open it for Remote Procedure Calls to find out what ports other
services are running on...

Oh, you said a *sane* reason? Sorry. Nothing to see here.

MC
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