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eDonkey Detection

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Sends eDonkey HELLO / LOGINREQUEST

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

There is a peer-to-peer file sharing application listening on the remote
host.

Description :

The remote host appears to be running eDonkey or one of its variants, which
is commonly used for sharing music, films, and software.

See also :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EDonkey_network

Solution :

Make sure this service agrees with your corporate security policy.

Network Security Threat Level:

None

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2006 Tenable Network Security

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