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Vulnerability Assessment Details

rusersd service

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Checks the presence of a RPC service

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

The rusersd RPC service is running. It provides a possible hacker interesting
information such as how often the system is being used, the names of
the users, and more.

It usually not a good idea to leave this service open.
Network Security Threat Level: Low

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison

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