Port 4445 · Metasploit Alt

Port 4445 is Metasploit Alt, TCP.

Alternate Metasploit/C2 listener. Often used when 4444 is blocked.

Palo Alto

Create the service object for this port, then allow the App-ID on it. Restricting the rule to the port's service object keeps the rule working on a non-default port and stops the App-ID matching on other ports. Replace the placeholders with your own rule name and zones.

set service tcp-4445 protocol tcp port 4445

set rulebase security rules <rule-name> from <from-zone> to <to-zone> source any destination any application unknown service tcp-4445 action allow

Risk and exposure

Rated high risk. Services on this port are commonly targeted by attackers. Keep it off the internet, or put it behind a VPN or a strict source allow-list, and monitor access.

Check it

• Linux ss -tlnp | grep :4445
• PowerShell Test-NetConnection <host> -Port 4445
• nmap nmap -p 4445 <host>

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