Re: Trojan with outbound notification and no payload

From: Jay D. Dyson (jdysonat_private)
Date: Fri Aug 17 2001 - 14:59:59 PDT

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    On Fri, 17 Aug 2001, Justin Funke wrote:
    
    > Does anyone know of a script that when executed from an email can notify
    > back to me that the attachment was executed. I don't want anything with
    > any kind of payload - just a notification as part of a test. 
    
    	Sure.  Just use an old tried-and-true web bug.  The script can
    just make a GET request to http://domain.tld/obfuscated-dir/file.jpg and
    you can review your web logs at leisure. 
    
    > Something not detectable by virus scanners would be a bonus - I want to
    > audit the human component of the equation. 
    
    	Virus scanners won't see it, but something like ZoneAlarm would
    kvetch about an outbound connect attempt to your remote system.
    
    - -Jay
    
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