TCP Port 5801

About TCP Port 5801

Port 5801 sits outside of IANA’s formally registered assignments. Ports in this numerical range can be assigned by IANA but this specific port has no current registration. It is referenced in 2 IDS rules but does not exhibit malware activity indicators in our data.

IDS Rule References

2 IDS / security rules reference TCP port 5801. Presence in IDS rules does not mean traffic on this port is malicious. These are patterns security tools monitor.

Rule categories (top 2): attempted-recon (1), misc-activity (1).

Sample rule descriptions for TCP port 5801:

• POLICY-MULTIMEDIA vncviewer Java applet download attempt
• ET SCAN Potential VNC Scan 5800-5820

Data Sources

This information is compiled from: Emerging Threats Open Ruleset (BSD 2-Clause / GPLv2 per SID range) and Snort Community Rules (GPLv2).