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Gnutella detection
Peer-to-Peer
2003/11/13
Marc Ruef
marc dot ruef at computec dot ch
http://www.computec.ch
computec.ch
Marc Ruef
marc dot ruef at computec dot ch
http://www.computec.ch
computec.ch
2004/11/13
1.3
Corrected the plugin structure and added the accuracy values in 1.3.
tcp
6346
open|send GET / HTTP/1.0\n\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists Gnutella
90
Just banner grabbing and no Gnutella protocol support detection.
Gnutella and BearShare peer-to-peer sharing software
Configuration
Gnutella is a well-known peer-to-peer software for sharing files. An open port tcp/6346 and the returning banner may indicate the existence. Gnutella may be illegal in the environment.
Disable Gnutella if not allowed nor needed. If Gnutella should run then filter incoming traffic on port tcp/6346 to prevent unwanted access to the web interface.
15 minutes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Medium
6
6
3
4
Low
Nessus is able to do the same check.
10946
Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427
http://www.computec.ch