[NTLUG:Discuss] ICMP connection request to port 2048

[MadHat]

On Wed, 2003-08-20 at 00:08, Tom Tumelty wrote:
> Does anybody know of a virus that would request ICMP
> connection to port 2048. The last 2 days I have many
> attempts to connect to this port from many different
> addresses. I am running XP.

ICMP doesn't use ports.
What makes you think ICMP is trying to connect to a port?

The worm that has been going around on windows boxes does PING first to
find live hosts.

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