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This is a red-herring, see www.gnutella.org There is no way anyone is going to even put a dent in distribution. Reference recent failed attemps vs MP3 distro, and reference the MPAA. One might alos see Napster issues. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of > John Kristoff > Sent: Monday, May 01, 2000 8:27 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: ABOVE.NET SECURITY TRUTHS? > > > > "Henry R. Linneweh" wrote: > > My fundamental question here is where is the directory where > > all these new DDoS toyz and other forms of destruction > > located at? > > Potentially millions of hosts. > > > How are they getting to these programs? > > A solution is system wide scans for code segments in > > programs that spawn attacks and remove them and the > > users who have them without a valid reason. > > > > Search records for ssh, stelnet, telnet connections to > > boxes other than the primary account. > > Since the tools can exist on any individual host on the network, every > single owner/user/admin of an IP address would need to scan their > machine. While I agree its a host problem, it's extremely > difficult to > fix with host solutions alone. Even if you did, you still > won't be able > to stop the creation and dissemination of tools amongst the bad guys. > > > Tighten up on hosted domains TOS and force Domain registrars > > to cancel domains involved in criminal activity. > > I agree, some form of shunning could help cause people to batten down > the hatches. This assumes you know where the problem is originating > from. > > John
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