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Old 04-11-2006, 11:48 PM   #1
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Why do hackers leave ports open?


Why do hackers leave ports open? Are they able to get a shell prompt by telneting to those ports later?
 
Old 04-11-2006, 11:57 PM   #2
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open ports wouldnt hurt if you plan to get back in later. Might be simpler than their original method. Also they might have installed something to transfer data periodically send data and want a port left open for that. There are several useful reasons why you might want to do this if you had malicious intent.
 
  


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