[Full-Disclosure] Re: Windows Dcom Worm planned DDoS

From: martin f krafft (madduckat_private)
Date: Tue Aug 12 2003 - 14:29:45 PDT

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    also sprach Sebastian Niehaus <killedbythoughtsat_private> [2003.08.12.1902 +0200]:
    > Could be a nice feature of a worm to modify the "hosts" file and
    > prevent infected maschines to do DNS lookups.
    
    Unless you use a rooted host for that, it would reveal your
    identity. And if you use a rooted host, you run the risk of the worm
    failing if you loose control over the host.
    
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