Security Basics: Hidden Ports

[Eduardo Sorensen <ovo () osite com br>]

Can a port scanner not see a port that is opened?

The question is: can a backdoor be on a machine, and with nmap -p 1-,
for example, you couldn't see it?

Thank you,
Eduardo


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