2586.txt

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Rule:

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Sid:
2586

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Summary:
This event is generated when network traffic that indicates eDonkey is being used. This is a Peer-to-Peer (P2P) application.

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Impact:
Possible policy violation. The use of eDonkey may be prohibited by corporate policy in some network environments. 

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Detailed Information:
This event indicates that the eDonkey is being used on the protected network.

Peer-to-Peer applications may also be used as a vector to transfer worms and viruses past Anti-Virus defenses onto a protected network.

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Affected Systems:
All systems using eDonkey

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Attack Scenarios:
This is a possible policy violation, it may be that eDonkey has been installated on a client host.

Peer-to-Peer clients can be used to transmit confidential corporate information out of the protected network.

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Ease of Attack:
Simple.

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False Positives:
None known.

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False Negatives:
None known.

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Corrective Action:
Disallow the use of eDonkey on the protected network and enforce or implement an organization wide policy on the use of eDonkey.

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Contributors:
Sourcefire Vulnerability Research Team


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