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Friday, July 01, 2005

Critical Windows SMB Exploit - Popular

A recent surge in port 445 scanning activity could herald impending hack attacks, and industry experts have warned firms to take 'immediate steps' to ensure that the affected Windows ports are secure.

Gartner pointed to recent reports that security vulnerability sensors have noted an increase in activity on TCP port 445, which is associated with Microsoft's Windows Server Message Block (SMB) protocol.

Microsoft Security Post - MS-05-027

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