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Article #22893Re: was this a probe
From: Brian Greenfield
Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 00:00
Date: Tue, 02 May 2000 00:00
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On Mon, 01 May 2000 23:19:12 +0100, jon <jon@nospam.com> wrote: >On Mon, 01 May 2000 21:02:20 +0100, Brian Greenfield ><not-for-replies@zombie.org.uk> wrote: > >>> >>>What sort of problems can these malicious attacks cause? >> >>None (touch wood). They don't get past my firewall. >> > >But what about users without a firewall? Are we talking HD snooping or >deliberately damaging peoples systems? Yes and yes. There's plenty of sites that will describe the horrors. Point your browser at any capable search engine and look for "back orrifice" or "netbus", for example. Take a look at www.grc.com, for some basic advice (mostly regarding netbios [windows file and printer sharing]). www.robertgraham.com has lots of info on... [Late breaking news, as it happens. Some bugger on BTi has just probed ports 1221 & 3380, neither of which are in my list:(] which ports are vulnerable to which attacks, and much more besides. There's loads of info out there. You only need look. -- You're reading this in a newsgroup because that's where I posted it. That's where I'd like to read your reply too. DON'T MAIL AND POST! But, if you really want to reply by email, my reply-to *IS* valid ;)
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