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donawalt
Mentor - Experienced User
Aug 26, 2023
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Questions on 1 DoS attack log entry

I just saw one DoS entry in my log this morning:   [DoS attack: DoSPortScan] from source 192.168.1.153,port 59847 Thursday, Aug 24,2023 16:49:38   My question is, it says the source is an interna...
  • FURRYe38's avatar
    Aug 26, 2023

    Sometimes those are false positives. 

    MIght scan your mac for any malware. 

    Do you use your mac with IoT devices? 

    Try disabling Limit IP address Tracking on the mac under networking for the connection.