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Re: Network abuse report
From: Diego Kellner <dkepler () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 27 May 2005 13:25:49 -0300
Definitely, port scanning as such is not a crime. Now, why would any valid user of my systems need to run a port scanning on my servers? Besides, my firewall rules are configured so that only the services I need are made public, so my concern is not that of someone finding an open port to a dangerous thing. I rely on my Internet connection for more than just web surfing, so the traffic these IPs add to my firewall has a negative impact on my WAN (availability). I might just block them in my routers and pretend they don't exist. However, there might be other people having the same problem because of these IPs (including the one doing the scans, that might be a zombie computer in a legitimate business company). If I can add my 2 cents to "Internet traffic" by trying to stop this, I don't see why I shouldn't. On 5/27/05, Emmanuel Goldstein <goldstein101 () gmail com> wrote:
Oh Come on!, they're just port scans. You cannot avoid people scanning your network, that's why you should try to improve your security every single day. And don't think they are specificly scanning your network 'cause many people scan millions of hosts everyday, eg: security audit companies or people doing network security masters... Whether you like it or not, port scanning is not ilegal. Don't go around reporting those really dangerous "Network abuses" ;-P On 5/26/05, Diego Kellner <dkepler () gmail com> wrote:Hi, I am now encharged of analyzing firewall logs in my company, and I'm beggining frequent port scanning from certain IPs (most of them in Asia). I know it might not change a thing, but I'd like to report this IPs to their respective ISPs. Anyone has (or knows of a web site that's got) Network Abuse Mail Templates I could use? Regards, Diego
Current thread:
- Network abuse report Diego Kellner (May 26)
- Re: Network abuse report Micheal Espinola Jr (May 27)
- Re: Network abuse report Gonzalo Martinez (May 27)
- Re: Network abuse report Jonathan Glass (May 27)
- Re: Network abuse report Emmanuel Goldstein (May 27)
- Re: Network abuse report Diego Kellner (May 30)
- Re: Network abuse report Alexis (May 30)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- RE: Network abuse report Ronald I. Nutter (May 27)