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List:       firewalls-gc
Subject:    Re: Windows 98 trying to learn about Windows Networks outside of our little world.
From:       "Rick" <Rick () UKSysops ! com>
Date:       2000-09-18 20:24:39
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No correction required, the interpretation is mutual.

Rick


Rick@UKSysops.com



----- Original Message -----
From: Tomas Huynh <tomash@hou.asp.ti.com>
To: <Firewalls@Lists.GNAC.NET>; <jhuggins@va.net>
Sent: Monday, September 18, 2000 8:52 PM
Subject: Re: Windows 98 trying to learn about Windows Networks outside of
our little world.


> Correct me if I am wrong, but sounds like someone on that "little 98
machine"
> is trying to run some sort of network scanner...  perhaps getting IP's
with
> known network vulnerabilities to use some kiddie script later on?
>
>
> tomas
>
>
>  -> From firewalls-owner@Lists.GNAC.NET  Mon Sep 18 14:43:54 2000
>  -> Delivered-To: firewalls@lists.gnac.net
>  -> From: "John Huggins" <jhuggins@va.net>
>  -> To: <Firewalls@Lists.GNAC.NET>
>  -> Subject: Windows 98 trying to learn about Windows Networks outside of
our little world.
>  -> Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2000 15:38:19 -0400
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>  ->
>  ->
>  -> One of our Windows 98 machines ground to a slow pace today.  Then we
get an
>  -> email from our Internet provider essentially copying a message they
received
>  -> from some outside person complaining that this little 98 machine was
>  -> exploring a whole range of IP addresses on the usual Windows network
ports.
>  ->
>  -> Any body heard of this kinf of virus?  If not, can you provide some
other
>  -> resource links to others in the know?
>  ->
>  -> I know, I know.  We should have been packet filtering our local
network from
>  -> the Internet, BUT those on high demanded full access to the Internet;
For
>  -> all I know they belong to the Flat Earth Society.  Thus, I let them
have
>  -> their way, while us few non-flat-earthers protect our individual
machines
>  -> with things like Zone Alarm.
>  ->
>  -> J
>  ->
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