I noticed that it appears to be unfinished. I'm thinking this is something a good DBA would want -- properly modified -- as a security sweeper. But I suppose that would only fire up the SATAN debate from a few years back. Goes back to "security through obscurity is not security". Thanks for the link! Rich -----Original Message----- From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Goulet, Dick Sent: Thursday, November 03, 2005 2:38 PM To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Oracle Worm Just got the following link from an E-week news message. Think all of us will be interested. http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2005-October/038290.h tml Or: http://tinyurl.com/9so5f Dick Goulet Senior Oracle DBA Oracle Certified DBA -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l