OT: sympatico blocking tcp port 135

Tue Aug 19 02:08:28 UTC 2003

> WK <wooik-sIZ5AmKAnwVWk0Htik3J/w at public.gmane.org> writes:
>> Anyone notice that sympatico starts blocking outgoing tcp port 135
>> recently?
>
> It probably has something to do with that recent M$ virus [Blaster?].  I
> believe that it was using ports 135 and 137 to spread.

...mblast uses tftp to spread...

I wish that all isp's would block 135:137 though... so many hits on those
ports.

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