Re: Tool released to scan for possible CodeRed infected servers

From: Mike Fedyk (mfedykat_private)
Date: Sun Jul 22 2001 - 17:45:18 PDT

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> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Kenneth Williams [mailto:kenat_private]
> |Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 6:44 PM
> |To: Marc Maiffret; Vuln-Dev
> |Subject: Re: Tool released to scan for possible CodeRed infected servers
> |
> |
> |I would only ask why would I want the additional traffic of everyone
> |scanning everyone.
> |would that not only compound the problem???


On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 07:44:28PM -0700, Marc Maiffret wrote:
> huh? as an administrator you will want the "extra traffic" to find
> vulnerable servers on your network so you can patch them so your web servers
> do not create "extra traffic".
> 

Ken seems to think that non-administrators will use this to scan other
people's servers...  That's my take.

Mike

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