Description
This indicates an attempt to access VLC media player.VLC is an open-source media player that supports most multimedia files as well as DVD, CD, VCD, and streaming protocols. It is available for both desktop and mobile platforms which include iOS and Android. It is also able to stream media over networks and transcode multimedia file.
Additional Note:
To completely block/monitor VLC, "RTP", "MMS" and "RTSP" has to be set together with "VLC" to the desired Fortigate action.
Affected Products
VLC
Impact
Unexpected network communication
Technology
Browser-Based, Network-Protocol, Client-Server, Peer-to-Peer, Cloud-Based, Mobile-Device
Behavior
- Excessive-Bandwidth
Default Ports
- TCP/80
- TCP/1024-65535