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Proxomitron DoS

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Searches for the existence of proxomitron

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The remote host is running the Proxomitron proxy. There might be a bug
in this software which may permit a possible hacker to disable it remotely.

*** Nessus did not check for the existence of the flaw, so this might
*** be a false positive.

Solution : Disable this service
Network Security Threat Level: Medium

Networks Security ID: 7954

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