Question

By utilizing a port scanner, an attacker determined that ports 135 and 137 were listening on the target system. What does, if anything, this specific information tell the attacker?

Answer 1

Ports 135 and 137 are very helpful for the attacker because it means that the victim is trying to connect to a remote device or server. Most likely their own server, which means if they are the admin for a website server, they can harvest user credentials and either sell the information, use it as a cover up for their next few attacks, or they could get the Admins credentials, connect to a VPN server from Germany or Switzerland to cover their Public IP and destroy their server that they connected to.

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