Voluminous SSHd scanning; possible worm activity?

From: Jay D. Dyson (jdysonat_private)
Date: Sun Dec 09 2001 - 12:23:26 PST

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    Hi folks,
    
    	I've been seeing a lot of SSHd scans of late.  That in itself
    isn't odd, but the sheer volume of the scans is what's got my attention. 
    These sorts of scans used to occur infrequently, but now they're coming
    within minutes of each other, and they're coming from all over the globe. 
    
    	It's not in my nature to speculate wildly, but the sheer volume of
    these scans, coupled with the variety of their origins (not to mention the
    timing) leads me to wonder if a worm isn't at play here.
    
    	Has anyone else seen this sort of thing from their systems?
    
    - -Jay
    
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