Stachel
Sat 16th Oct '04, 9:44am
Received this warning from my Linux server:
Do I need to worry about it?
What does port 52488 do?
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This is an automated alert generated from server.domain-name.com. This alert is tonotify the addressed users of new server sockets. New server sockets can indicate server-software that has been started on your host, or otherwise be an indication to malicious activity. It is advised to review this alert and investigate if needed.
Following is a summary of new Internet Server Sockets:
> tcp 0 0 [my-server-IP-address]:52488 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
18912/ano@ano.com (http://us.f210.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=ano@ano.com&YY=39671&order=down&sort=date&pos=0):
Following is a summary of a new Unix Domain Sockets:
no changes to Unix Domain Sockets
Do I need to worry about it?
What does port 52488 do?
-------------------
This is an automated alert generated from server.domain-name.com. This alert is tonotify the addressed users of new server sockets. New server sockets can indicate server-software that has been started on your host, or otherwise be an indication to malicious activity. It is advised to review this alert and investigate if needed.
Following is a summary of new Internet Server Sockets:
> tcp 0 0 [my-server-IP-address]:52488 0.0.0.0:* LISTEN
18912/ano@ano.com (http://us.f210.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=ano@ano.com&YY=39671&order=down&sort=date&pos=0):
Following is a summary of a new Unix Domain Sockets:
no changes to Unix Domain Sockets