I work for Choicepoint, a company that houses more data about you than you can imagine. Everything from SSN, full name, current and past addresses, who you've lived with, everything. And they've had several big security breaches in the past few years.
Reliable? While its true that a lot of stuff uses multiple periods to disguise the true nature of the file, you just gave an example of a false positive. Not a good criteria to use for detecting malware. But it is a good rule of thumb.
I used to get 300 of these attacks per day, but sometime last year I wrote a Python script to run through my log file, strip out all the "Illegal user" lines, pull the IP addresses from those lines, and if that IP address hits more than 7 times, add it to the iptables ssh blocking table.
I changed the port, but my university blocks all the non-standard ports, so I had to change it back or change it to 80 or something, and a friend of mine reported being unable to ssh into it on port 80, so I've left it on the standard port.
I run the script once a month now and only block a few more addresses each time. I've noticed that most (maybe 80%) of the IP's that I've blocked are from Romania or Italy. Right now I'm adding to the script to detect several IP's from the registered IP range blocks, and to block those entire ranges.
If anyone wants it, I'll be happy to provide it, but keep in mind that at the moment it doesn't work since I've taken it apart to make these and other improvements.
One of these attacks got a correct password, back in December. It installed some IRC software and a small SSH program, a script to run these programs under some aliases, and everything was in multiple locations including the users home directory, many directories under tmp, and a few others. Yes, its clearly part of a bot network. The guy writing this article provided so little useful information. I knew more than he did.
Yeah, thats right. It takes an adept user of the Force to build a lightsaber. Its one of the few things needed to qualify for Knighthood: you must construct your own lightsaber, and you must face the Dark Side but resist.
I'm a bit critical of the article, though. It indicates that there are little knobs you can use to adjust the blade length. From the standpoint of the books (namely, the Jedi Academy trilogy), the blade length is determined by the Crystal used. You can put multiple crystals inside the lightsaber (one Jedi, I forget the name, put three in his), but the Crystal selected is determined by which power switch you use, not by any knob. The aforementioned Jedi was able to switch his blade length and color using only the one hand he was holding the saber with. It didn't require two hands, and he could do it in the middle of combat.
The article hints at the knobs being able to adjust the length of the blade in a continuous fashion. From the books, it's clear that blade length adjustments are discrete, not continuous.
Right on. All the gov't needs to do is pass some big law that hurts everybody in some way, then never use it. The fuss dies down, people go on about their lives. Then you start using it. If anyone fussed over it, you just point out that the law has been in place for years with no problems. "For years there has never been an abuse. Why would this invokation of the law be any different?" Then everyone is divided on both sides of the issue while the gov't goes on and continues using the law to its benefit.
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I work for Choicepoint, a company that houses more data about you than you can imagine. Everything from SSN, full name, current and past addresses, who you've lived with, everything. And they've had several big security breaches in the past few years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ChoicePoint#Major_security_breaches
Stop confusing the issue with your "facts".
At the end of each school year in high school, I burned all of my english textbooks. I so hated those classes.
Reliable? While its true that a lot of stuff uses multiple periods to disguise the true nature of the file, you just gave an example of a false positive.
Not a good criteria to use for detecting malware. But it is a good rule of thumb.
Massive CEO Mitchell Davis Look. I know Americans are overweight. But I don't care what this guys weight is, ok?
I changed the port, but my university blocks all the non-standard ports, so I had to change it back or change it to 80 or something, and a friend of mine reported being unable to ssh into it on port 80, so I've left it on the standard port.
I run the script once a month now and only block a few more addresses each time. I've noticed that most (maybe 80%) of the IP's that I've blocked are from Romania or Italy. Right now I'm adding to the script to detect several IP's from the registered IP range blocks, and to block those entire ranges.
If anyone wants it, I'll be happy to provide it, but keep in mind that at the moment it doesn't work since I've taken it apart to make these and other improvements.
One of these attacks got a correct password, back in December. It installed some IRC software and a small SSH program, a script to run these programs under some aliases, and everything was in multiple locations including the users home directory, many directories under tmp, and a few others. Yes, its clearly part of a bot network. The guy writing this article provided so little useful information. I knew more than he did.How did blizzard break it?
Did they run Linux?
This thing runs Duke Nukem Forever! HOW AWESOME!!!
A muppet?
Its Timothy Zahn, not Peter.
This might help.
I'm a bit critical of the article, though. It indicates that there are little knobs you can use to adjust the blade length. From the standpoint of the books (namely, the Jedi Academy trilogy), the blade length is determined by the Crystal used. You can put multiple crystals inside the lightsaber (one Jedi, I forget the name, put three in his), but the Crystal selected is determined by which power switch you use, not by any knob. The aforementioned Jedi was able to switch his blade length and color using only the one hand he was holding the saber with. It didn't require two hands, and he could do it in the middle of combat.
The article hints at the knobs being able to adjust the length of the blade in a continuous fashion. From the books, it's clear that blade length adjustments are discrete, not continuous.
If you don't switch, I'll call you a dumb poopie-head.
I don't understand what that all means. Can anyone explain it to me?
Is "pseudomorphic heterojunction bipolar transistor" another word for "breast"?
...am ready to welcome our new Skynet overlord.
So it's been you in my dumpster?? I thought it was that other kid. What's his name? M. Something Hammer?
What would really be gained by simply adding a second button? My mouse has more buttons than yours!
GPL Violations.org has successfully been slashdotted. Congratulations! We are a force to be reckoned with.
Sorry. Didn't realize that you don't have a sense of humor.
I would really rather not exploit your ass.
Right on. All the gov't needs to do is pass some big law that hurts everybody in some way, then never use it. The fuss dies down, people go on about their lives. Then you start using it. If anyone fussed over it, you just point out that the law has been in place for years with no problems. "For years there has never been an abuse. Why would this invokation of the law be any different?" Then everyone is divided on both sides of the issue while the gov't goes on and continues using the law to its benefit.