Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released

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From: John Navas
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2001 16:49

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IMHO, ShareSniffer is highly abusive.  (I fired off a complain to
Verio.)


In <3A966412.9336DCD8@mynetwatchman.com>, Lawrence Baldwin
<baldwinlSPAMMENOT@mynetwatchman.com> wrote:

>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.

-- 
Best regards,
John Navas     <http://navasgrp.home.att.net/>
     CABLE MODEM/DSL GUIDE:  <http://Cable-DSL.home.att.net/>

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Subject: Re: Warning: ShareSniffer Released
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