description-logo 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-logoAffected Products

VLC

Impact logoImpact

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