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RE: Legal? Road Runner proactive scanning.[Scanned]
From: James.Fields () bcbsfl com
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 2004 07:42:31 -0500
I do not consider port-scanning in and of itself to be an attack. I do consider it a possible precursor to one; I choose to automatically shun the sources of these. -----Original Message----- From: James P. Saveker [mailto:james () wetgoat net] Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2004 5:08 PM To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: FW: Legal? Road Runner proactive scanning.[Scanned] You consider a port scan to be an attack? Why is a port scan an attack? Do other people on this list agree with this? Perhaps I am naive, James Saveker www.wetgoat.net "The only thing which helps me maintain my slender grip on reality is the friendship I share with my collection of singing potatoes..." This e-mail has been virus checked by Sophos Mail Monitor. There are inherent dangers in the opening any Attachments contained within e-mails. wetgoat.net cautions you to make sure that you completely understand the potential risks before opening any of the Attachments. You are solely responsible for adequate protection and backup of the data and equipment used in connection with this e-mail service, and wetgoat.net will not be liable for any damages that you may suffer in connection with using, modifying or distributing any of the Attachments. -----Original Message----- From: Bryan S. Sampsel [mailto:bsampsel () libertyactivist org] Sent: 10 March 2004 23:59 To: security-basics () securityfocus com Subject: Re: Legal? Road Runner proactive scanning.[Scanned] I've had entries from that system performing port scans...not simply SMTP relay checking. I think it's time to block 'em at the firewall, as I consider this tantamount to an attack myself. IMO, bryan Greg said:
We saw the same thing about a year ago and contacted them. They basically read to us verbatim what you have below. We now simply block
that particular IP at the firewall. They haven't bothered us since. --- jbod <for_the_republic () yahoo com> wrote:Proactive scanning. If everyone did this how would you ever sort through your logs? Your IDS would go nuts constantly. Excerpt: "If your server connects to ours, we reserve the absolute right to perform SMTP relay and open proxy server tests upon the connecting IP address, to ensure that the machine at that IP address cannot be abused for malicious purposes." http://securityscan.sec.rr.com/probing.htm http://24.30.199.228/probing.htm__________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Search - Find what you're looking for faster http://search.yahoo.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Ethical Hacking at the InfoSec Institute. Mention this ad and get $545 off any course! All of our class sizes are guaranteed to be 10 students or less to facilitate one-on-one interaction with one of our expert instructors. Attend a course taught by an expert instructor with years of in-the-field pen testing experience in our state of the art hacking lab. Master the skills of an Ethical Hacker to better assess the security of your organization. Visit us at: http://www.infosecinstitute.com/courses/ethical_hacking_training.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------
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- Re: FW: Legal? Road Runner proactive scanning.[Scanned] Phil Brammer (Mar 17)
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