Kportscan 3.0 [upd] May 2026
Introduction
Understanding KPortScan 3.0: A Comprehensive Guide to the Network Scanning Tool kportscan 3.0
4. Evasion & Anonymity Enhancements
Getting blocked by a firewall is frustrating. Version 3.0 includes new evasion techniques to help you get the data you need without tripping every alarm in the SOC. Introduction
Understanding KPortScan 3
Important options (assumed equivalents)
- -p, --ports <list/range> — specify ports (e.g., 1-65535,80,443)
- -sT / -sU — TCP connect scan / UDP scan
- -sV — service/version detection
- -O — OS detection
- -T <0-5> — timing template (higher = faster/aggressive)
- -oN/-oX/-oG — output formats (normal, XML, grepable)
- --top-ports — scan top N common ports
- --rate — packets per second (for mass scanning)
- --timeout — per-probe timeout
- --retries — retry count
- --exclude — exclude hosts
- --scan-udp-frag — (if supported) UDP fragmentation to evade filters
Harden RDP: Disable RDP where not needed. If required, use a VPN or MFA and never expose RDP directly to the internet. -p, --ports <list/range> — specify ports (e