whats an application that scans for open network shares? |
 Sep 29 2009, 02:41 PM
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my school just suspended my internet saying i either have a worm/trojan or am using an open network scanning applcation. i dnt want to think that ive got a trojan but the only application ive been using is transmission for torrenting. is that what they mean by "application that scans for open network shares" ???
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Sep 29 2009, 02:45 PM
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QUOTE(kaijubot @ Sep 29 2009, 03:41 PM)  my school just suspended my internet saying i either have a worm/trojan or am using an open network scanning applcation. i dnt want to think that ive got a trojan but the only application ive been using is transmission for torrenting. is that what they mean by "application that scans for open network shares" ??? No. A network scanner is a tool like nmap, which looks for open networking ports on a computer. |
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Sep 29 2009, 03:11 PM
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f*ck does this mean i have a virus? goddammit.
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Sep 30 2009, 05:20 PM
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Conficker.
Speaking of conficker, I haven't heard shit about it in months. Is it even relevant anymore? |
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