> Original message: > From: Tom Fischer <Tom.Fischerat_private-stuttgart.de> > To: incidentsat_private <incidentsat_private> > Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2003, 12:11:27 AM > Subject: POP3 logon attempts > Hi, > some of our POP3 servers got DoSed cause of massive password probes > against following accounts: > Does someone know a tool which will brute force these accounts? It seems like someone just tried brute force cracking on your server. There are many remote brute force POP-3 cracking programs, of which I believe Brutus is the most popular. You can find more information about Brutus at: http://www.hoobie.net/brutus Brutus comes with few pre-defined accounts to crack, but your list seems a bit larger - in any case it's very simple for malicious user to add new usernames. It also has words.txt included, with much larger list of commond words. You might also check Entry at: http://www.sparkleware.com/index.html Best regards, Bojan Zdrnja ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Powerful Anti-Spam Management and More... SurfControl E-mail Filter puts the brakes on spam, viruses and malicious code. Safeguard your business critical communications. Download a free 30-day trial: http://www.securityfocus.com/SurfControl-incidents
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