TCP Port 10498

About TCP Port 10498

Port 10498 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 3 IDS rules and exhibits low malware activity indicators. Ports outside formal IANA assignment are commonly used by malware authors and security tooling.

IDS Rule References

3 IDS / security rules reference TCP port 10498. Presence in IDS rules does not mean traffic on this port is malicious. These are patterns security tools monitor.

Rule categories (top 1): attempted-dos (3).

Sample rule descriptions for TCP port 10498:

• MALWARE-OTHER mstream handler to agent
• MALWARE-OTHER mstream handler ping to agent
• MALWARE-OTHER mstream agent pong to handler

Malware Activity

Some malware indicators are observed on this port.

3 of 3 IDS rules for TCP port 10498 involve malware activity.

Families observed (top 1): mstream (3).

Data Sources

This information is compiled from: Snort Community Rules (GPLv2).