Date: Mon, 20 Aug 2001 21:31:14 +0200 From: Mark Rowlands <mark.rowlands@minmail.net> To: Tim Erlin <tperlin@yahoo.com>, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Code Red Message-ID: <01082021311403.04869@pcmarpxy.tninet.se> In-Reply-To: <20010820163305.60779.qmail@web11706.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20010820163305.60779.qmail@web11706.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Monday 20 August 2001 18:33, Tim Erlin wrote: > Doesn't Code Red leave a backdoor open on the servers > it's infected? Anyone explored ways to respond to the > http requests that shutdown IIS on the offending > server? What would the legal implications of doing so > be -- self-defense? > no no no! don't go there my friend, it is almost certainly illegal in almost every jurisdiction in the world. (even if superficially attractive). Just think of when you inadvertently crash some .com's commerce server. Gonna be a nice fat lawsuit there. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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