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Daemons

The Daemons settings page enables the following tests:

HTTP (Web server): Finds a web server.

Telnet Linker: Determines if a telnet server accepts environment variables. See Telnetd Linker.

Rlogin: Tests rlogin for known problems. See Rlogin froot

Rsh: Checks for an open rsh server. See Rsh.

Rsh NULL: Tests rsh for a NULL password. See Rsh Null Account.

Rusers: Checks for a rusers service. See Ruser.

Check RIP: Tests RIP for spoofing. See RIP Spoofing.

Check Rwho: Tests rwhod for overflow. See Rwhod.

RWho Message: The message displayed by ps if the rwhod daemon is vulnerable.

NNTP Check: Determines if the news server will accept posts. NNTP.

Finger: Checks for finger output. See Finger, Finger Output.

Robert T. Morris Finger: Tests if the finger daemon is vulnerable to the Robert T. Morris worm. See RTM Finger.

Finger Names: Enables the scanner to collect user names for use in brute force attacks. See Finger Names.

TFTP: Attempts to gather critical files through TFTP. See TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) Checks.

UUCP: Checks for a UUCP port. See UUCP.

Routed: Attempts to gather routing information. See Routed.

SNMP Access: Gathers public SNMP information and tests for no community name. See SNMP.

Send ICMP Redirects: Sends ICMP redirects to the scanned hosts. See: ICMP Redirect.

Trace Check: Determines if traceroute information can be gathered. See Traceroute.