Detections
Analytics
FTP Server Zipped .pdf File Detection
info Nessus Network Monitor Plugin ID 4052
Synopsis
The remote FTP server is hosting compressed (zipped) archives that contain .pdf files.Description
The remote FTP server is hosting compressed (zipped) archives that contain .pdf files. As an example, consider the indicated file that is a part of a .zip archive and was just downloaded by a remote FTP client.Distributing files over FTP is a common way of distributing information. However, efforts should be taken to ensure that the hosted files do not contain confidential information.