TCP Port 8001 – vcom-tunnel
About TCP Port 8001
Port 8001 is registered with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) for vcom-tunnel. The IANA description reads: ‘VCOM Tunnel’. This port is referenced in 2037 IDS rules and exhibits moderate malware activity in monitored traffic.
IDS Rule References
2037 IDS / security rules reference TCP port 8001. 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 (727), web-application-activity (476), web-application-attack (344), attempted-recon (270), misc-activity (76), attempted-user (58).
Sample rule descriptions for TCP port 8001:
- 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.
680 of 2037 IDS rules for TCP port 8001 involve malware activity.
Families observed (top 8): Bancos (20), Fareit (15), Zeus (15), DesertFalcon (11), Symmi (11), Zebrocy (11), Chopper (10), Locky (9), and 262 more families.
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).