Port 4487 (prex-tcp)

IANA assigns port 4487 to prex-tcp: Protocol for Remote Execution over TCP.

Registered (user) port, 1024-49151 TCP

IANA assignment

Service nameProtoDescriptionAssigneeReference

prex-tcp TCP Protocol for Remote Execution over TCP Daniel Ruppert -

Registry dates for this port: registered 2010-09-16.

Linux: is anything listening on TCP 4487?

sudo ss -tlnp 'sport = :4487'

Linux / macOS: which process owns the port

sudo lsof -nP -i :4487

Older Linux / BSD (net-tools)

sudo netstat -tlnp | grep ':4487 '

Windows (Command Prompt)

netstat -ano | findstr :4487

Windows (PowerShell)

Get-NetTCPConnection -LocalPort 4487 -State Listen | Select LocalAddress,OwningProcess

From another machine

nc -vz -w 5 HOST 4487

From Windows

Test-NetConnection HOST -Port 4487

ufw

sudo ufw deny 4487/tcp

iptables

sudo iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport 4487 -j DROP

nftables

sudo nft add rule inet filter input tcp dport 4487 drop

Windows Firewall

New-NetFirewallRule -DisplayName 'Block TCP 4487' -Direction Inbound -Protocol TCP -LocalPort 4487 -Action Block

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Assignment data: IANA port number registry (public domain), retrieved 2026-11-10.