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Article #198Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released
From: Paul Willoughby
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 22:36
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 22:36
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RTFM = Read The F*cking Manual At least it does in my world. Paul W "Paul Zimmerman" <paul@zimmermantech.com> wrote in message news:RmBl6.1770$yw6.119911@news1.atl... > ShareSniffer has quite a few neat options but don't forget that > "Legion" and "SMB Scanner" are similar and have been around for quite > awhile. Unless ShareSniffer manages to get some media, I don't think > things will change much. BTW, what the heck does RTFM mean - Retrofit > or something? Thanks in advance... > > -- > > Paul R. Zimmerman > http://zimmermantech.com > paul@zimmermantech.com > > > "Lawrence Baldwin" <baldwinlSPAMMENOT@mynetwatchman.com> wrote in > message news:3A966412.9336DCD8@mynetwatchman.com... > > The last thing I want to do is give this guy any press, but figured > I'd > > send a heads up: > > > > http://www.sharesniffer.com/FAQ.html#Q-001 > > > > Advocates utilizing the open shares for extra disk space "...because > > it's there". > > > > My biggest concern is that it utilizes a newsgroup repository to > collect > > and dissemenate IP addresses with known open shares. Others > (including > > automated worms) could easily leverage this data, facilitating > system > > compromises. > > > > > > Expect an increase in Netbios scans over the coming days....sigh. > > > > > > lb. > > ------------------------- > > Lawrence Baldwin > > Protocol Scientist > > 678-624-0924 > > http://www.mynetwatchman.com/about.htm - I'm under attack, now what? > >
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f922c,b3c453f70036b961 X-Google-Attributes: gidf922c,public X-Google-Thread: 10090f,b3c453f70036b961 X-Google-Attributes: gid10090f,public X-Google-Thread: f5dc1,b3c453f70036b961 X-Google-Attributes: gidf5dc1,public X-Google-Thread: 113850,b3c453f70036b961 X-Google-Attributes: gid113850,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-02-23 14:38:02 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!supernews.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!newsswitch.lcs.mit.edu!howland.erols.net!feed2.news.rcn.net!rcn!newsfeed.atl!news1.atl.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Paul Willoughby" <crs_al@bellsouth.net> Newsgroups: comp.security.firewalls,bellsouth.net.security,comp.dcom.xdsl,comp.dcom.modems.cable References: <3A966412.9336DCD8@mynetwatchman.com> <RmBl6.1770$yw6.119911@news1.atl> Subject: Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released Lines: 53 X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4133.2400 Message-ID: <vBBl6.1774$yw6.120243@news1.atl> Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 16:36:02 -0600 NNTP-Posting-Host: 65.80.108.21 X-Trace: news1.atl 982967771 65.80.108.21 (Fri, 23 Feb 2001 17:36:11 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 17:36:11 EST