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Date:      Fri, 22 Feb 2002 10:39:50 -0500
From:      Daniel Frazier <dfrazier@magpage.com>
To:        Jim Freeze <jfreeze@freebsdportal.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Script Kiddies Trying to Hack Me?
Message-ID:  <3C766646.3060700@magpage.com>
References:  <20020222102602.A14033@freebsdportal.com>

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Jim Freeze wrote:

> Hi:
> 
> I was just browsing my log files on a site/ip address that has
> been live less than 12 hrs and came across:
> 
> 63.219.136.226 - - [22/Feb/2002:09:29:18 -0500] "GET /scripts/root.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 404 285  
> 63.219.136.226 - - [22/Feb/2002:09:29:18 -0500] "GET /MSADC/root.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 404 283  
> 63.219.136.226 - - [22/Feb/2002:09:29:19 -0500] "GET /c/winnt/system32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 404 293
> 63.219.136.226 - - [22/Feb/2002:09:29:19 -0500] "GET /d/winnt/system32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 404 293
> 63.219.136.226 - - [22/Feb/2002:09:29:19 -0500] "GET /scripts/..%255c../winnt/system32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0
> " 404 307
> 
> This looks like someone trying to get access to an NT system command,
> and my guess is that they are up to no good.
> Is this a fair assumption? I would guess that this is fairly
> common and that these guys are scanning new machines all the time.
> 
> Makes me want to be sure that I get a firewall up before I put
> a machine on the net.
> 

63.219.136.226 is a Winblows ME box and is infected with a virus/worm
that's trying to propagate itself.  not to worry...


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