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Re: Sasser skips 10.x.x.x Why?


From: Matt Wagenknecht <matt.wagenknecht () quantum com>
Date: Mon, 03 May 2004 10:00:06 -0600

Where did you learn that Sasser skips 10.0.0.0/8 addresses? Does it skip the other private ranges (172.16.0.0/12, 192.168.0.0/16)?

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Shawn Cox wrote:

Why on earth would sasser skip 10.x.x.x?

I would venture to say there are a lot of unpatched machines hiding behind
corporate firewalls.

I guess it could be that the target machines are mostly internet based home
machines that have no 10.x.x.x ips to infect and would thus be wasted
infection attempts.

Blaster skipped 10.x.x.x too and was just wondering why...

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