TCP Port 8344
About TCP Port 8344
Port 8344 is not assigned to any service in the IANA Service Names and Port Numbers Registry. Ports in this numerical range can be assigned by IANA but this specific port has no current registration. It is referenced in 2049 IDS rules and exhibits moderate malware activity indicators. Ports outside formal IANA assignment are commonly used by malware authors and security tooling.
IDS Rule References
2049 IDS / security rules reference TCP port 8344. Presence in IDS rules does not mean traffic on this port is malicious. These are patterns security tools monitor.
Rule categories (top 6): trojan-activity (730), web-application-activity (476), web-application-attack (344), attempted-recon (270), misc-activity (76), attempted-user (58).
Sample rule descriptions for TCP port 8344:
- SERVER-WEBAPP PCCS mysql database admin tool access
- SERVER-WEBAPP HyperSeek hsx.cgi directory traversal attempt
- SERVER-WEBAPP SWSoft ASPSeek Overflow attempt
- SERVER-WEBAPP Progress webspeed access
- SERVER-WEBAPP yabb directory traversal attempt
Malware Activity
A meaningful share of monitored traffic on this port involves malware indicators.
684 of 2049 IDS rules for TCP port 8344 involve malware activity.
Families observed (top 8): Bancos (20), Fareit (15), Zeus (15), DesertFalcon (11), Symmi (11), Zebrocy (11), Chopper (10), Locky (9), and 263 more families.
Data Sources
This information is compiled from: Emerging Threats Open Ruleset (BSD 2-Clause / GPLv2 per SID range), Snort Community Rules (GPLv2), and MITRE ATT&CK (Apache 2.0).