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  1. Re:Sad really on Win32 Blaster Worm is on the Rise · · Score: 1
    unbased claims of patches breaking things

    Now who looks silly? Sign up to BugTraq, and you'll hear lots and lots of real-world experiences with patches breaking things.

  2. Re:A sure fire method to solve this RPC exploit on Win32 Blaster Worm is on the Rise · · Score: 3, Funny
    I paddle my wife, but she still insists on using Windoze.

    Threaten to not paddle her - that might make her change.
    (She might be darker than you think!)

  3. Re:Honest question on Win32 Blaster Worm is on the Rise · · Score: 4, Insightful
    Why aren't you blocking stupid useless open ports from the Internet?

    Most people:
    What's a port?
    Do I have any?
    How can I check?

  4. Re:This is just sick. on RPC DCOM Worm On The Loose · · Score: 1

    There was an issue on Bugtraq where if your PC time or date is incorrect, Windows Update simply tells you that there aren't any updates. Maybe that's your problem?

  5. Re:On the way? on RPC DCOM Worm On The Loose · · Score: 2, Funny

    I don't think this is a troll. It's a valid comment. The moderator that modded this troll is probably a Windows admin who's just realised that s/he's been infected.

  6. Re:I have already patched my entire network. on RPC DCOM Worm On The Loose · · Score: 4, Interesting
    Selinux root isn't the same as normal root.

    Oh, I know that, and you know that, but it's funny to watch people trying to install root-kits, or add new users. You want to shake them, and ask them - what are you doing - you're root already.. :)
    But once they realise they can't install their IRC bots or floodping people, they get bored.
    Oh, and why do people try and ftp to their own servers from that box?
    grep \@ .bash_history | grep \: | grep ftp
    Doh.

  7. Re:Balmer on RPC DCOM Worm On The Loose · · Score: 1

    Could be cos you are logged in as an AC? I use the bookmark-and-login link, and I get mod points quite often.

  8. Re:I have already patched my entire network. on RPC DCOM Worm On The Loose · · Score: 2, Interesting

    You got the grsec patches compiled in, and a nice tight set of ACLs? Now **that** would be tight. Kind of like ssh root@selinux.dev.gentoo.org (password gentoo). You've got to be confident to let people log in to your box as root.

  9. Re:Worse on RPC DCOM Worm On The Loose · · Score: 1

    And they don't block access to Slashdot? But it's full of Linux propoganda!

  10. Block the TFTP servers on RPC DCOM Worm On The Loose · · Score: 0
    They'll just block the hosts that it uses to tftp the worm from - that should pretty much put paid to it.

    Someone should change the worm to make it reboot the machine - that'll larn 'em :O)

  11. Re:No Excuse on Acxiom Hacking Details Made Public · · Score: 1

    Why would https have made a difference? The problem here was that sensitive data was on an FTP outside the firewall. That's the problem here.

  12. The Slashdot worm. on Surviving Slashdotting with a Small Server · · Score: 4, Funny

    Lets help them out.

    while :; do wget http://www.geology.smu.edu/~dpa-www/venus/mpeg/atl a1.mpg -O /dev/null -o /dev/null ; done

    Don't forget to fix the space in the URL.

  13. Re:Interesting... on China to Be Laptop Leader · · Score: 1

    Nope, it's definitely there - I checked. Now who looks stupid..?

  14. Need.... more.... band.... width..... on Surviving Slashdotting with a Small Server · · Score: 1

    I only wish I had enough bandwidth to be able to test the hardware out properly.
    2Mb? It's nothing for a nice server.

  15. Re:Results on Linux 2.6.0-test3 Released · · Score: 1

    Yeah, I downloaded it, and double-clicked the icon in Explorer, and it opened WinZip - WTF is up with that?
    Why can't they make a nice linux-2.6.0.exe or .msi for gawds sake?

  16. Re:Interesting... on China to Be Laptop Leader · · Score: 1

    Maybe 1.23 billion, but certainly not 123 billion. There are about 6 billion people in the whole world.
    Unless you're counting the pixies, the elves, the trolls, and the tooth fairies, but even then I don't think you'd top 10 billion.

  17. Re:Yeah, but.... on Too Much Tech Diminishes Work Relationships? · · Score: 1

    calum@gentoo calum $ whois robotbrides.com
    No match for "ROBOTBRIDES.COM".
    calum@gentoo calum $

    Get it quick!

  18. Re:I dont need friends on Too Much Tech Diminishes Work Relationships? · · Score: 1

    Do not trust the Murmer robot - he is malfunctioning.

  19. Re:uhh on Too Much Tech Diminishes Work Relationships? · · Score: 1
    Hey, the reason marketing people are happy all the time is that it doesn't take much to keep fools amused.

    That and copious amounts of money and coke.

  20. Re:if bond had a webserver... on The Wireless Wardriving Rig · · Score: 1

    Au contraire - he'd have one in his watch (beside the laser, and other shit), which had more bandwidth, and processing power than a cluster of Slashdots.

  21. Re:From the article.. on The Wireless Wardriving Rig · · Score: 1

    Go on then... I give up...
    What is it?

  22. Re:Mirror of video on Hams Complain about Powerline Broadband · · Score: 1

    Ahem. And here's the bandwidth graph ;o)

  23. Mirror of video on Hams Complain about Powerline Broadband · · Score: 3, Informative

    I can see that video getting hammered.
    I'm grabbing a copy here

  24. Re:If you want to avoid getting into trouble... on Disclosure of Major Software Exploits by Students? · · Score: 1

    Or: Eagles may soar, but weasels don't get sucked into jet engines.

  25. Re:Anon on Disclosure of Major Software Exploits by Students? · · Score: 1

    "Oh hell, let's just do what we always do - steal some nuclear weapons, and hold the world to ransom, yes, yes?"