description-logo Description

This indicates an attempt to connect to a proxy server using SOCKS4 protocol.
SOCKS4 is an Internet protocol which was developed to route packets through client-server applications. The SOCKS server will proxy TCP connections to another IP address.

affected-products-logoAffected Products

SOCKS4

Impact logoImpact

Unexpected network communication

Technology

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

Behavior

  • Tunneling