Looks like nobody can sign the petition to ask to have the name changed. With the traffic they are going to get from/. they could get quite a formatible list of signatures.;)
Too bad.. I think that 'Attack of the Clones' is a pretty silly name.. May as well call Episode 3 'Return of the Clones'...
You could technically use the virus itself to tell them that they are infected.
http://24.XXX.XXX.XXX/c/winnt/system32/cmd.exe?/ c+ "net send 127.0.0.1 PATCH YOUR WEB SERVER PLEASE!! "
But then, would using the virus to inform the user of the infection be right? I had thought of writing a program that parses my access_log and waits 2 hours until their servers are accepting connections again and doing some messages to try and help them out.. someone is bound to take it the wrong way....
I have something similar on my laptop.. the thing is, just wait till it gets big.. Watched the CPU hit 100% for 10 minutes while it was processing it... mind you, I tried a 11,000 line hosts file. *grin*
Excuse my apparent lack of knowledge on the subject, but are there that many differences in the databases? I mean, isn't SQL SQL?
Talked with HomeDepot regarding this...
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I decided to send homedepot an email message as they were apparently one of the worst offenders. They seem quite sincere with their response to our concerns. At least they aren't doing the dozen popups that we have all come to love so much. (sarcasm).
Thanks for the continued support. We are aware of the negative publicity regarding this issue and assure you that we are looking in to the matter.I have an explanation about the site which may make you feel better about our approach to serving customers on the web.
I'll try to make this short and intelligible, bear with me... In the effort to make your visit to our website personal, friendly, informative and entertaining, we have enlisted the help of some high level software. The page you see is not as it appears. If you have registered as a member at our site, we have pulled up information that pertains to you. In the near future, our site will bring you local content and information about your local store. If the site looks like a solid page, guess again. The page is made of a template for navigation and a panel of information. This panel could contain a store locator, driving directions, or printable instructions to build a swingset! It all depends on the customer's needs and preferences. The table is "Cooked" up hot and fresh, every time. If you noticed, the site didn't ask you to "Click here if you're using Netscape 4.0". We have already found what system you use. In your case we see that you are using:
Browser & OS Info: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows NT 5.0)
In order for us to pick up this information, we must enlist sessions (To keep track of any changes to the site since last visit, remember...Hot and Fresh!) Check your browser to make sure we gather the right pages, go pick up the fellas (the parts that comprise the page) then arrange to meet inside the template for a seamless presentation. The first step happens really fast, but you can make it work if you're quick with a mouse. The key is the lightning fast re-direct, as you might have assumed. Try to click the back button quickly after hitting enter, if you are faster than the next page load, then the page will simply back out like normal.
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I am getting a new request in the logs now. It's the same as the XXXXXXX one minus the /default.ida? part. I have gotten two from separate servers.
X XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX%u9090%u6858%ucbd3%u7801%u9090 %u6858%ucbd3%u7801%u9090%u6858%ucbd3%u7801%u9090%u 9090%u8190%u00c3%u0003%u8b00%u531b%u53ff%u0078%u00 00%u00=a HTTP/1.1" 400 - "-" "-"
X XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXX%u9090%u6858%ucbd3%u7801%u9090%u6858%ucbd3%u78 01%u9090%u6858%ucbd3%u7801%u9090%u9090%u8190%u00c3 %u0003%u8b00%u531b%u53ff%u0078%u0000%u00=a HTTP/1.1" 400 - "-" "-"
It looks like there actually may be a 3rd variant out there now...
Pardon the paste from the logs..
24.39.192.34 - - [10/Aug/2001:13:40:13 -0400] "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
24.93.248.122 - - [11/Aug/2001:00:23:50 -0400] "XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
Has anyone gotten something similar or am I loosing it?
Looks like nobody can sign the petition to ask to have the name changed. With the traffic they are going to get from /. they could get quite a formatible list of signatures. ;)
Too bad.. I think that 'Attack of the Clones' is a pretty silly name.. May as well call Episode 3 'Return of the Clones'...
You could technically use the virus itself to tell them that they are infected.
/ c+ "net send 127.0.0.1 PATCH YOUR WEB SERVER PLEASE!! "
http://24.XXX.XXX.XXX/c/winnt/system32/cmd.exe?
But then, would using the virus to inform the user of the infection be right? I had thought of writing a program that parses my access_log and waits 2 hours until their servers are accepting connections again and doing some messages to try and help them out.. someone is bound to take it the wrong way....
I have something similar on my laptop.. the thing is, just wait till it gets big.. Watched the CPU hit 100% for 10 minutes while it was processing it... mind you, I tried a 11,000 line hosts file. *grin*
Yeah, but he would have looked pretty silly saying that it was 7. ;)
Excuse my apparent lack of knowledge on the subject, but are there that many differences in the databases? I mean, isn't SQL SQL?
I decided to send homedepot an email message as they were apparently one of the worst offenders. They seem quite sincere with their response to our concerns. At least they aren't doing the dozen popups that we have all come to love so much. (sarcasm).
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Thanks for the continued support. We are aware of the negative publicity regarding this issue and assure you that we are looking in to the matter.I have an explanation about the site which may make you feel better about our approach to serving customers on the web.
I'll try to make this short and intelligible, bear with me...
In the effort to make your visit to our website personal, friendly, informative and entertaining, we have enlisted the help of some high level software. The page you see is not as it appears. If you have registered as a member at our site, we have pulled up information that pertains to you. In the near future, our site will bring you local content and information about your local store. If the site looks like a solid page, guess again. The page is made of a template for navigation and a panel of information. This panel could contain a store locator, driving directions, or printable instructions to build a swingset! It all depends on the customer's needs and preferences. The table is "Cooked" up hot and fresh, every time. If you noticed, the site didn't ask you to "Click here if you're using Netscape 4.0". We have already found what system you use. In your case we see that you are using:
Browser & OS Info: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 5.5; Windows NT 5.0)
In order for us to pick up this information, we must enlist sessions (To keep track of any changes to the site since last visit, remember...Hot and Fresh!) Check your browser to make sure we gather the right pages, go pick up the fellas (the parts that comprise the page) then arrange to meet inside the template for a seamless presentation. The first step happens really fast, but you can make it work if you're quick with a mouse. The key is the lightning fast re-direct, as you might have assumed. Try to click the back button quickly after hitting enter, if you are faster than the next page load, then the page will simply back out like normal.