Re: SSH probe attack afoot?

[Barrie Dempster <barrie () reboot-robot net>]

On Sun, 2005-02-06 at 10:09 -0500, Bernie Cosell wrote:
> We're now getting hammered with the third round of ssh probes in the last 
> four days [one from CA, one from Brazil and one from Virginia].  I was 
> wondering: is there some virus or the like floating around now that 
> leaves an ssh-hammering zombie in its wake?  Or is it just coincidental 
> that we have gotten three floods?
>
> [the probes are just dozens of random-seeming login attempts with a bunch 
> of root-password-guesses interspersed]
>
>   /Bernie\


Multiple SSH brute force tools,which has been covered on this list and
others a few times over the last year.

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/75/200407271059.11940.robin () kallisti net nz/2005-02-04/2005-02-10/0
http://www.google.com/search?num=100&hl=en&safe=off&q=ssh+brute
+force&spell=1

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With Regards..
Barrie Dempster (zeedo) - Fortiter et Strenue

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