3Com Daemon Description

3Com Daemon is a collection of Syslog, TFTP and FTP servers for Windows provided through one simple interface where you can switch between each server with ease. Developed by 3Com its features for Syslog server include added Syslog functionality, logs all syslog messages received and allows filtering/restriction of syslog messages by IP Address. The FTP Server Supports PASSIVE transfer, Netscape/IE4 browsing and Supports 32 char passwords.

Included in the TFTP server among some of the features include support for RFC 1782, 1783 and 1784, block size, timeout and transfer-size negotiation and prints IP addresses on which it is listening. 3Com also includes a TFTP Client which includes support for RFC 1782, 1783 and 1784, block size, timeout and transfer-size negotiation, stores addresses of frequently accessed hosts and supports multiple file transfer or directory transfer.

There are serious security vulnerabilities evident in the 3Com Daemon software which have not been fixed which allow access by remote attackers to exploit the vulnerabilities and run arbitrary commands within the program causing numerous errors.
3Com Daemon is compatible with Windows XP/Vista/7.

Pros: Useful for network administrators and log checking, easy to configure servers.
Cons: Security vulnerabilities.