description-logo Description

This indicates an attempt to use the Gopher protocol.
The Gopher protocol is an application layer protocol used for distributed document search and retrieval. It is the predecessor of the World Wide Web.

affected-products-logoAffected Products

Gopher

Impact logoImpact

Unexpected network communication

Technology

Browser-Based, Network-Protocol, Client-Server, Peer-to-Peer, Cloud-Based, Mobile-Device

Behavior

  • Reasonable

Default Ports

  • TCP/70