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- From: padgett@goat.orl.mmc.com (Padgett 0sirius)
- Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems,aus.comms,comp.security.misc
- Subject: Re: Questions about Modems (security)
- Date: Wed, 24 Jan 1996 14:27:38
- Organization: Lockheed Martin -- Orlando InterNetNews site
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- >>2. Scenario: A modem has auto-answer turned on (or some clever person has
- >>forced it to pick up), but no comms software is sitting there to take care of
- >>an incoming call. Can a clever person somehow upload software that will give
- >>them free reign over my PC (and LAN)? (Like for instance, FastLynx used to
- >>let you "upload" its software to another PC via a serial cable). If so, how
- >>might one prevent this?
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- >Yes. Programs like LapLink Remote can install itself onto another machine.
- >Not quite sure how that works though.
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- Not quite, the local machine must have a way to receive a minimal comm
- program which can bootstrap in a larger one (simplest I have seen just
- required the user to enter "debug <com1" under DOS). Of course I have no
- idea how the "Microsoft Network" software works.
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- A. Padgett Peterson, P.E.
- Cybernetic Psychophysicist
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