GPEN · Question #269
Which of the following statements about Fport is true?
The correct answer is A. It works as a process viewer. Fport is a Windows-based tool developed by Foundstone that maps open TCP/IP and UDP ports to their owning processes, functioning as a process viewer. It allows administrators and investigators to identify which process is listening on which port.
Question
Which of the following statements about Fport is true?
Options
- AIt works as a process viewer.
- BIt works as a datapipe on Windows.
- CIt works as a datapipe on Linux.
- DIt is a source port forwarder/redirector.
How the community answered
(45 responses)- A73% (33)
- B13% (6)
- C4% (2)
- D9% (4)
Why each option
Fport is a Windows-based tool developed by Foundstone that maps open TCP/IP and UDP ports to their owning processes, functioning as a process viewer. It allows administrators and investigators to identify which process is listening on which port.
Fport functions as a process viewer by listing all open TCP and UDP ports on a Windows system alongside the process name and PID that owns each port, similar to 'netstat -an' but with process attribution. This makes it valuable in forensic investigations to identify suspicious processes listening on unexpected ports. It was developed by Foundstone and runs natively on Windows systems.
Datapipe is a separate tool that acts as a port redirector on Windows; Fport does not perform port forwarding or data piping on any platform.
Fport is a Windows-only tool and does not run on Linux; additionally, a datapipe is a distinct tool used for port redirection, which is not Fport's function.
Source port forwarding and redirection describe the Datapipe utility, not Fport - Fport only reads and displays existing port-to-process mappings, it does not redirect or forward traffic.
Concept tested: Fport tool function as Windows process-port mapper
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