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So in order to get attacked and get the torrc file modified, you first
have to get infected by a worm, virus, malware or trojan horse that
communicates with localhost:9051?<br>
There is no way that someone could directly attack me through port 9051
behind a physical firewall? Is this correct?<br>
If this is correct, then the chance of getting attacked behind a
physical firewall is very low, right?<br>
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/Viking<br>
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coderman skrev:
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<pre wrap="">On 8/4/07, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:vikingserver@gmail.com">vikingserver@gmail.com</a> <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:vikingserver@gmail.com"><vikingserver@gmail.com></a> wrote:
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<pre wrap=""> Please describe a little bit.
Please describe how someone can reach port 9051 behind a firewall.
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port 9051 is usually bound to localhost (127.0.0.1). a firewall
(usually) protects against external connections. applications /
utilities bound to localhost can access other ports bound to this
address.
best regards,
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