
A Data Mining Based Analysis of Nmap Operating System Fingerprint Database
2009; Springer Science+Business Media; Linguagem: Inglês
10.1007/978-3-642-04091-7_1
ISSN1867-5670
AutoresJoão Paulo S. Medeiros, Agostinho M. Brito, Paulo S. Motta Pires,
Tópico(s)Advanced Malware Detection Techniques
ResumoAn Operating System (OS) fingerprint database is used by Nmap to identify OSes performing TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) stack identification. Each entry in Nmap OS fingerprint database (nmap-os-db) represents an OS. Using data mining techniques, we propose three new forms of representation of nmap-os-db that can express how operating systems are similar among them according to their TCP/IP stack implementation. This approach can improve the capability of identifying devices running unknown OSes. Other applications are also presented.
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