NetBIOS is a Microsoft service that enables applications on different computers to communicate within a LAN. NetBIOS systems identify themselves with a 15-character unique name and use Server Message Block, which allows Remote directory, file and printer sharing, etc. The default port value of NetBIOS Name Resolution Service is 137/UDP.

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Hacker interests lie in many types of computers on the Internet. Following is a discussion of the types of targets and their appeal to the perpetrators.Corporate Networks Corporate computers are

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