can Hopster traffic be blocked?
Prakash Purushotham <[email protected]>
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Current setup: RH9 all patches current iptables set to deny all direct traffic out except to a select few squid with acls to allow only http(s)/ftp, more acls to allow access to msn/yahoo. Problem: Some users have installed hopster and are able to connect to messenger servers even if they are not listed under the "chat access" acls. The following site has some information on hopster and similar software. http://www.hackingspirits.com/eth-hac/prf-of-conc/bypass-fw/PoF01/bypass-fw-sock.html I have tried in vain to block traffic using iptables. I tried INPUT filter on traffic coming in from port 1863 (for example), under the assumption that the messenger server has to reply to hopster requests. I have tried blocking FORWARDs again, based on source port 1863 on the external interface. My last resort (administrative) is to invoke the rule that no unauthorized software be installed on the systems. Any suggestions on how I can block hopster (and other similar socks based tunneling applications) from tunnelling out.