Re: Tool released to scan for possible CodeRed infected servers

[Mike Fedyk <mfedyk () matchmail com>]

> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Kenneth Williams [mailto:ken () kwilliams org]
> |Sent: Friday, July 20, 2001 6:44 PM
> |To: Marc Maiffret; Vuln-Dev
> |Subject: Re: Tool released to scan for possible CodeRed infected servers
> |
> |
> |I would only ask why would I want the additional traffic of everyone
> |scanning everyone.
> |would that not only compound the problem???


On Fri, Jul 20, 2001 at 07:44:28PM -0700, Marc Maiffret wrote:
> huh? as an administrator you will want the "extra traffic" to find
> vulnerable servers on your network so you can patch them so your web servers
> do not create "extra traffic".

Ken seems to think that non-administrators will use this to scan other
people's servers...  That's my take.

Mike