UDP Port 8000 – irdmi

About UDP Port 8000

Port 8000 carries the IANA assignment for irdmi. The IANA description reads: ‘iRDMI’. This port is referenced in 2 IDS rules and exhibits low malware activity in monitored traffic.

IDS Rule References

2 IDS / security rules reference UDP port 8000. Presence in IDS rules does not mean traffic on this port is malicious. These are patterns security tools monitor.

Rule categories (top 2): command-and-control (1), trojan-activity (1).

Sample rule descriptions for UDP port 8000:

• ET MALWARE Win32/Dostre CnC Activity
• ET MALWARE nspx30 Backdoor Trigger Response Observed

Malware Activity

Some malware indicators are observed on this port.

2 of 2 IDS rules for UDP port 8000 involve malware activity.

Families observed (top 2): nspx30 (1), Win32_Dostre (1).

Data Sources

This information is compiled from: IANA Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry, Emerging Threats Open Ruleset (BSD 2-Clause / GPLv2 per SID range), Snort Community Rules (GPLv2), and MITRE ATT&CK (Apache 2.0).