re: Patched IIS/frontpage host compromised 7-1-2003

From: Harlan Carvey (keydet89at_private)
Date: Wed Jul 16 2003 - 04:22:04 PDT

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    April,
    
    > I'm an exceptionally unhappy admin (and perhaps a
    little
    > embarassed as well).  At this point I'm assuming
    it's 
    > impossible to adequately secure IIS server with 
    > Frontpage extensions?
    
    I'm sure you're unhappy, but I'm more than a little
    concerned that given your certs:
    
    > April Johnson (CISSP, CCNP, MCSE)
    
    ...you're going to format the box w/o ever determining
    how the box was compromised.  You made several
    statements in your post regarding what you found, but
    there is nothing at all to indicate that the avenue of
    infection was IIS w/ FrontPage extensions.  You never
    made mention of reviewing the IIS logs or any other
    data on the system.
    
    As a CISSP, you should be very well aware that
    formatting and reinstalling a box w/o determining how
    it was broken into could easily lead to the box being
    re-compromised when you stand it up again.
    
    I'd like to assist you w/ this, but it's likely you've
    already formatted the box by now...
    
    Harlan
    
    
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