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Funtimebob
| | Posted on Monday, July 29, 2002 - 4:22 pm: | 
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Just Curious, Anybody else getting a lot of reports of port probes from their firewalls listing foreign addresses such as kabel.tel or kalisz.m
started getting a bunch of them as soon as I logged on to my AOl. I know its typical to get a report every 10-30 min. sometimes, but to have a couple dozen in only a couple of minutes...Maybe the al-Quada is looking for another bunch of unprotected systems to attack Wright-Patts computers again..... |
Taz
| | Posted on Monday, July 29, 2002 - 9:57 pm: |
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uhh, thats aol for you. WHOIS the address and email them asking them whats going on.
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Taz
| | Posted on Monday, July 29, 2002 - 9:59 pm: |
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also check your outgoing to see if any of your programs connect to those servers |
707
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 1:30 am: |
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Interesting. I connected to AOL just to see, and among the usual stuff, found this address:
bloom.kabsi.at
I couldn't resolve it and disconnected as soon as I pinged it back.
I've not seen that one before.
the "kabel" you mentioned, sounds german or austrian and the "kalisz" is a polish region/city.
If you don't have any sniffer software, here's a small free app that will let you see stuff connecting realtime, plus do quick lookups and pings: http://download.com.com/3000-2085-6670321.html?tag=lst-0-2 |
Jimbob
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 2:27 am: |
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Foreigners are doing everything possible to ripoff Americans lately. Looking to drop a 'Trogen Horse', gather data (a credit card number, etc) and send info back for defrauding you. Or a password & order computers, etc on-line & drop-ship to their temporary address. You just can not believe the s*** out there! |
Dx431
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 2:45 am: |
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If you would like to illiminate the problem, drop AOL!!! Just a suggestion.... |
Taz
| | Posted on Tuesday, July 30, 2002 - 4:18 pm: |
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go with a high speed provider, you will be much happier |
2600
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 3:07 pm: |
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Zone Alarm. Kevin Mitnick likes it. That was good enough for me. Stops all that stuff, or at least forces it to ask permission BEFORE it can 'phone home'.
(Hint: if a browser or ISP won't work with ZoneAlarm, drop it like a hot potato.)
73 |
Taz
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 8:53 pm: |
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Hey 2600, zonealarm is the best! If you would like the pro version 2600, email me!
Its my favorite "SOFTWARE" firewall. |
2600
| | Posted on Wednesday, July 31, 2002 - 10:55 pm: |
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Thanks for the offer, Taz, but I paid for the reg. already on 'pro. This computer is for business use anyway, so it's deductible. I really don't care who runs what programs in the privacy of their homes, but I have had a policy of buying software that is used here for the business. I get some odd looks from folks who find out. They think I'm nuts to PAY for software. The way I see it, any storm trooper from the SPA or whoever can walk in during business hours and catch a glance of any screen I am using. If it's all legit, no worries. I just feel more vulnerable at work than at home. The free version is plenty good enough for the one at home, so again thanks, but I'm covered.
73 |
Taz
| | Posted on Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 2:20 am: |
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No worries mate, heh |
Jimbob
| | Posted on Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 12:30 pm: |
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I agree, been using Zone Alarm sinse last fall. Per a report on a cyber punk group trying to shutdown/break into a commercial business, Zone Alarm stopped every attempt- its free on-line! |
Taz
| | Posted on Thursday, August 01, 2002 - 8:42 pm: |
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Any "real" hacker can pop a software windows firewall. Now a hardware firewall such as a router is much much more difficult, of course even a "real" hacker can get through one of those to by sending it certain code to make it beleive the hacker is a "good" person. Im sure 707 could explain it better than I. |
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