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RE: aside: worm vs. worm?
From: "gml" <gml () phrick net>
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 01:57:40 -0400
I think you are probably missing the obvious privacy issues. However if this were something that stopped at your edge, then I would Refer to it more as an automated patch agent, rather than a worm. It's less threatening. Something like this would be trivial to write, especially if it were to be used in a controlled environment. You should also consider that if it were to only patch machines within your network, that possibly traversal would be unnecessary, a scanner that was capable of patching would do the trick. Even a Perl script to wrap one of the many DCOM exploits available that could tftp the patch to the machine and execute it would probably suffice in most cases, assuming there is a way to make the patch install silently and force a reboot. -----Original Message----- From: full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com [mailto:full-disclosure-admin () lists netsys com] On Behalf Of Andrew J Homan Sent: Monday, August 11, 2003 9:55 PM To: full-disclosure () lists netsys com Subject: [Full-disclosure] aside: worm vs. worm? It seems that between the time dcom.c first starting popping up around the internet and today, there was ample time for someone to write and release a worm designed to patch infected systems and remove any sign of itself. Given that on the 16th of this month windowsupdate.com will be DDOSed, does anyone else see this as an opportunity for a war of worms with windowsupdate.com at stake? Would anyone consider releasing a patching worm on their own network if they knew it wouldn't spread to the rest of the internet or is there a downside to this notion which I'm not realizing? Andrew J. Homan Software Engineering Intern http://www.cnt.com/ NOTE: Views and/or opinions expressed are not those of CNT. _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
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