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Is PORT Scanning Illegal? If so what are the consequences. BTW I live in Australia.

Thanks in advance.Port scanning is like ringing the doorbell to see whether someone’s at home. The POLICE usually can’t do anything about it. They have to wait until a crime is committed. The police might give it more consideration if the doorbell is repeatedly rang causing the homeowner to complain of harassment. Sometimes, if a computer SYSTEM is affected too much by a port scan, one can argue that the port scan was, in fact, a denial-of-service (DoS) attack, which is usually an offense.
With many ISPs port scanning is a violation of their terms of service. So if they receive complaints about port scanning they might choose to boot you off their network. Quote from: jjbtcp on September 10, 2007, 06:56:56 AM

Is Port Scanning Illegal? If so what are the consequences. BTW I live in Australia.

Thanks in advance.
It depends on the computer misuse act established in your country. Port scanning may be illegal in some countries but are GREY areas in OTHERS.


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