Symantec pcAnywhere Status Service Detection (UDP)

info Nessus Plugin ID 10006

Synopsis

The remote Windows host has pcAnywhere enabled.

Description

The remote host is running Symantec pcAnywhere Status server, a service used to discover pcAnywhere servers on a network.

Solution

Disable pcAnywhere if you do not use it, and do not allow this service to run across the Internet.

Plugin Details

Severity: Info

ID: 10006

File Name: PC_anywhere.nasl

Version: 1.32

Type: remote

Published: 12/12/1999

Updated: 9/25/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:symantec:pcanywhere