Re: Virus-infected hosts list
From: Michael C. (mcsuper5_at_usol.com)
Date: 10/04/03
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To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Date: Sat, 4 Oct 2003 12:32:42 -0400
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Paul Johnson <baloo@ursine.ca> wrote:
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> On Sat, Oct 04, 2003 at 05:43:42AM -0400, Michael C. wrote:
> > You realize of course that probably 60-70% are dynamic IPs. For example:
> >
> > 212.216.176.206 212.216.176.221 212.216.176.222 212.216.176.223
> > 212.216.176.224 212.227.126.251
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> > Are probably one or two people. My ISP usually increments the last
> > number of my IP by one if I disconnect and reconnect. It's some poor
> > sap, that can't understand why his connection is so fscking slow, and
> > thinks if he disconnects and reconnects he'll get a better connection.
>
> Yes, I know, but a lot of them are SMTP servers. The point is, I *am*
> making headway against the virus deluge this way. It Works For Me,
> YMMV, batteries not included, some assembly required.
>
Yes, it works, but you'll be adding IPs daily.
> > Tommorrow someone else will be assigned those same IPs and you'll be
> > blocking them even if they were never vulnerable to begin with.
>
> If it's a problem, they email me, and I pull the IP.
If you don't accept email from the recipient, emailing you with the
problem, ain't going to be easy. They need to use a different account.
By the time you take action, they've logged out, and when they dial in
again they'll get a different IP. And the next day someone else with
the IP that you unblocked has a virus.
Michael C.
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