[huskerlug] Re: [huskerlug]W0rm loads...

On Friday 19 September 2003 02:31 pm, you wrote:
> I am so very happy to have Linux!
>
>  I am getting about ten+ emails per hour, that contain
> w0rm attachments, from places like MICROSOFT.COM
> (spoofed, though) or, the message header states it is
> an 'URGENT MICROSOFT UPDATE', etc. or a message
> subject title with the word microsoft in it.
>
> So, I pity the unknowing users of microshaft, who open
> those things, thinking they are from the empire, when
> they are just w0rms!  Using knoppix right now,
> installed Debian... so fast, so cool!

DITTOS!
I don't get that many emails because I don't subscribe to=20
many elists (currently this is the only one) and when I=20
comment or post I used a munged email address.

Our pleasure extends to the port attacks, too!
I run FireStarter just to log the volume and kinds of=20
attacks. =20

The volume on my PC is about 1 attack per second, only=20
counting those directed at me.  If I count everything that=20
comes by it justs to several per second.

About 98% of them are ICMP attacks with 92 byte packets. =20
There is no way to prevent your box from echoing these but=20
they can't do any harm and the bot justs wastes time hitting=20
the wall.   The rest of them are the occasional IGMP, the=20
odd asp, tcp, trinity, etc..

The biggest problem is the bandwidth these bugs consume,=20
which makes infected Windows boxes the biggest waster of=20
bandwidth on the internet.  Imagine how fast it would be if=20
these buggers weren't flying around.   mmm... if there was=20
some way to reduce their TTL...

=2D-=20
=2D=20
Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by=20
professionals
GreyGeek

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