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ShieldsUP

ShieldsUP is an online port scanning service created by Steve Gibson of Gibson Research Corporation. The purpose of the utility is to alert the users of any ports that have been opened through their firewalls or through their NAT routers, which can be used by malicious users to take advantage of security vulnerabilities. The utility scans the most common…

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ShieldsUP

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Avg. degree1.78
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ShieldsUP → online port scanning service created by Steve Gibson of Gibson Research Corporation

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port scanning service utility ports vulnerabilities firewalls online created steve gibson research corporation purpose alert users opened nat routers used

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