Port 6690CLEVERDetect Message Service
TCP port 6690 is assigned to the CLEVERDetect Message Service from Applied Expert Systems Inc.
- transport
- tcp
- in transit
- cleartext
- assignment
- official
- risk
- 1/10
- lookups
- 0
single transport
payload readable on path
registered with iana
safe
rank 993 of 5,764 · top 17%
Technical Details
what runs on :6690CLEVERDetect Message Service is registered on port :6690 over tcp to Applied Expert Systems Inc, assigned December 2014. We don't have a technical write-up for it beyond the IANA registry entry.
In nmap's internet-wide scan data this port is never observed open, so if it's open on your network it's more likely a custom or misconfigured service than the registered one.
find what's listening on :6690
# linux
sudo ss -tlpn 'sport = :6690'
# macos / bsd
sudo lsof -nP -i :6690
# windows (then: tasklist /FI "PID eq <pid>")
netstat -ano | findstr :6690nmap -sV -p T:6690 <host>run it? the handshake, the implementations you meet in the wild and the flags that matter come from the engineers who do.
add technical detailsSecurity Information
exposure of :6690risk score
1/ 10safe
routine exposure. this port is rarely the way in on its own — keep it patched and logged and move on.
in transit
cleartext
credentials and payloads are readable by anyone on path
assignment
official
registered with iana for this service — scanners fingerprint it by number
reachable over
tcp
every listening transport is another surface to filter at the edge
security overview
no security notes recorded for :6690 yet
known exploits, hardening advice, what a compromise looks like — suggest an edit if you know its exposure.
Related Ports
ports registered around :6690, by lookups.
| port | service | risk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| :6697 | IRC over SSL | TCPtls | Security | caution | 16.4k |
| :6646 | McAfee Agent Discovery | UDP | Security | caution | 15.8k |
| :6679 | IRC SSL | TCPtls | Security | caution | 15.7k |
| :6665 | IRC | TCP | Network Services | caution | 10.5k |
| :6660 | IRC | TCP | Voice and Chat | caution | 10.2k |
| :6699 | WinMX | TCP | File Transfer | caution | 4.5k |
| :6703 | e-Design web | TCPUDP | Web Services | safe | 0 |
| :6627 | Allied Electronics NeXGen | TCPUDP | — | safe | 0 |
risk mix of the 8 listed
- safe25%
- caution75%
2 of 8 encrypted