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Re: Client information?

  • From: Peter Dambier
  • Date: Fri Aug 10 09:24:01 2007


Paul Atkins wrote:

Hello,
I am a network researcher. One question I want to ask the ISPs here are that if they have a choice of finding more information about the hosts that connect to them, is it something they will like to spend money on? For example if the ISP can find out what applications is the host running etc. would it be useful for the ISPs?
Thanks

I am not exactly an ISP.


Sometimes somebody is nocking at my door. If it sounds like they are
knocking with a pick and a hoe, I forget about good manners and ask
back with nmap.

Depending an what IASON and nmap are reporting I might give
botnet Gadi an email - but I dont take money for that sevice
nor is that so interesting I would pay money to know more.

And I see netbios ports open most of the time, so I guess it
must be windows mostly and the application is a bot.

The friendlier guys keep telling me their os and browser via the
html interface. If they disguise a Linux Konqeror as a Winows IE
that is no big problem.

Would it be useful for ISPs?

I guess yes. They might implement a non swimmers basin for the
windows people and a sharks only basin for the rest of us.

But I as a costumer would not want that. And paying money for
that "sevice" - beware.


Kind regards Peter and Karin

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