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From:Neil Bothwick
Date:27 Jun 2001 at 12:07:05
Subject:Re: Internet Abuse and Port Hacks (reply)

Alan Buxey said,

>> You are. The datatype sent your Miami config to Digital Corruption. It
>> was fake version of BlazeWCP, Safe and FBlit that mail bombed H&P.
>> Fortunately, we don't appear to have any Zombie programs... yet.

> there was also an earlier trojan which emailed amiga.com

IUtr was in one of the copymem patches.

>> These programs are very hard to detect, except by their results. A
>> personal firewall doesn't help here as it is designed to stop
>> unauthorised traffic coming in, not going out.

> get an old 486 box and stick GNAT onto it for free. a REAL firewall :-)

How will that help? The only way to prevent the activities of these
trojans is to block outgoing email. Who would set up a firewall to do
that? You may as well unplug your modem.

> get an old 486 box and stick GNAT onto it for free. a REAL firewall :-)

Or use something like SmoothWall to use the same box as a router too.

Cheers

Neil



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