TCP Port 12345 – italk

About TCP Port 12345

Port 12345 is registered with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for italk. The IANA description reads: ‘Italk Chat System’. This port is referenced in 1 IDS rule and exhibits low malware activity in monitored traffic.

IDS Rule References

1 IDS / security rule reference TCP port 12345. Presence in IDS rules does not mean traffic on this port is malicious. These are patterns security tools monitor.

Rule categories (top 1): trojan-activity (1).

Sample rule descriptions for TCP port 12345:

• MALWARE-BACKDOOR netbus getinfo

Malware Activity

Some malware indicators are observed on this port.

1 of 1 IDS rule for TCP port 12345 involve malware activity.

Families observed (top 1): NetBus (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), and Snort Community Rules (GPLv2).