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| GEN:SID | 1:474 |
| Message | ICMP superscan echo |
| Summary | This event is generated when an ICMP Echo Request from the Windows based scanner SuperScan is detected. |
| Impact | Information gathering. |
| Detailed Information | SuperScan is a freely available Windows based scanner from Foundstone. The scanners default behavior is to send an ICMP Echo Request before starting the scan. This ICMP packet has a special payload of eight (8) bytes, consisting of the number zero (0). This scanner is fairly popular among Windows users. |
| Affected Systems | All |
| Attack Scenarios | SuperScan may be used as an information gathering tool to detect active hosts on a network by sending icmp echo requests. |
| Ease of Attack | Simple. SuperScan is widely available. |
| Corrective Action | |
| Additional References | Foundstone http://www.foundstone.com/ McAfee: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_103727.htm |
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