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Insecure Napster clone

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Detect the presence of a Napster client clone

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

An insecure Napster clone is running on the
remote computer, which permits an intruder to
read arbitrary files on this system.

Solution : block incoming connections to this port,
or update your clone client.
Network Security Threat Level: High

Networks Security ID: 1186

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2000 Renaud Deraison

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