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Re: Scanners using netcraft?

From: trott () SLOWPOISONERS COM (Richard Trott)
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 09:25:15 -0800


On Wed, 5 Jan 2000, Michael Damm wrote:

1. is netcraft.com being used it some mass scan for a httpd related
or other remote overflow?


Netcraft offers a Web page (http://www.netcraft.com/whats/) that
fingerprints the OS and Web server software of any Web server you tell it
to.  It is a rather nifty tool.

Unfortunately, it is highly likely that attackers use it to look for
vulnerable machines.

Rich

Current thread:

Scanners using netcraft? Michael Damm (Jan 05)
- Re: Scanners using netcraft? Richard Trott (Jan 05)
- Re: Scanners using netcraft? Mike Johnson (Jan 05)
  - Got cracked/attacked this morning Filip M. Gieszczykiewicz (Jan 08)
  - god damn - we got rooted again (long, alas) Filip M. Gieszczykiewicz (Jan 09)
  - rootkit site found in sniff log (??) Filip M. Gieszczykiewicz (Jan 09)
- Re: Scanners using netcraft? Al Huger - Mail Account (Jan 05)
- Port 3593 Raistlin (Jan 05)
- Re: Scanners using netcraft? sekurity (Jan 05)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Scanners using netcraft? Eric Cholet (Jan 05)
  - Re: Scanners using netcraft? mea culpa (Jan 10)