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Date:      Wed, 27 Feb 2002 09:15:44 -0500
From:      Jim Freeze <jim@freeze.org>
To:        Bill Moran <wmoran@potentialtech.com>
Cc:        questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Is this a breakin (attempt)?
Message-ID:  <20020227091544.A15249@freeze.org>
In-Reply-To: <02022708505801.00825@proxy.pt.com>; from wmoran@potentialtech.com on Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 08:50:58AM -0500
References:  <20020227081821.A12905@freeze.org> <02022708505801.00825@proxy.pt.com>

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On Wed, Feb 27, 2002 at 08:50:58AM -0500, Bill Moran wrote:
> 
> Do you have a rule that logs connections in you ipfw rules?  Rule 2300, 2600,
> and 2900 maybe?

Yes, I do log all ssh activity:
${fwcmd} add pass log tcp from any to ${oip} 22 in via ${oif} setup

as well as all SYSLOG, SMB and all rejections in ipfw.

> It looks like someone is definately sending connection requests, however, you
> need to look at your ipfw ruleset to see exactly what kind of activity is triggering
> those log entries.
> On another angle, I get this kind of thing all the time.  In December, I had Samba
> running unprotected on this machine for about a month (due to carelessness on

What do you mean unprotected. You have my attention here.

> my part).  Over that week, I had 5 attempts to connect to Samba by misc. hosts
> on the internet.  This machine connects via DIAL-UP and it's still that dangerous!
> So, my opinion is, you should be very concerned.  But not because you saw those
> log entries.  You should be concerned because you're connected to the interned.
> In your case, however, I doubt that you're in much danger.  You're smart enough
> to be running ssh instead of telnet, and you take the time to check your log output
> and research anything suspicious.  From the other checks you did, I doubt that
> anyone got in.  Make sure you've got good passwords on any accounts that are
> allowed ssh, and keep an eye on things like you have been.
> 
Thanks
-- 
Jim Freeze
"Give some people an attoparsec and
they'll take 16.093 Tera-angstroms"

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