doesn't change the facts about serv-u (i was just too lazy to google for specifics, so I cited what I remembered) :)
but anyway... http://www.informit.com/articles/article.asp?p=30286&seqNum=5&rl=1 "the script will be using Servu-FTP, which is the most common FTP server used by hackers." http://www-tus.csx.cam.ac.uk/pc_support/security/serv-u.html "The most commonly found ftp server on compromised machines is Rhino software's Serv-U ftp server." http://www.norman.com/Virus/Virus_descriptions/9804/en "This is not a virus or trojan, but a commercially available FTP server application. This FTP server, originally called FTP Serv-U, is used as a tool by several backdoors and denial-of-service tools. It is important to understand that FTP Serv-U is not malicious per se; instead it provides functions that can enable hackers to set up remote access to files on the local computer." Google. there's a lot more. Really surprised to even be asked the question of why using a tool that's popular with the hacker crowd is a bad thing. On 10/10/05, Mark A Kruger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Charlie, > > That second item on your list is a virus or worm that was going around > (probably still is) that named itself "serv-u". It had nothing to do with > the "serv-u" server per se. The creator used "serv-u" because it was common > enough to not raise red flags on some servers and even home pcs. > > -mark > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Charlie Griefer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, October 10, 2005 10:11 AM > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Re: FTP Server > > > the fact that it's popular with the hacker crowd? > > How about because i was running serv-u and one day i inexplicably had > FTP accounts open on drives A-Z with > read/write/execute/delete/procreate access to all (and oddly enough, i > didn't create any of those accounts). > > How about one of the previous posters who mentioned finding a copy of > Serv-U on their server even though they didn't install it? > > How is the fact that the hacker crowd seems to be able to manipulate > just about any install of Serv-U to their will (regardless of whose > machine it's on), not be a negative thing??? > > On 10/10/05, Ken Ferguson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'd be very interested in hearing why exactly you seem to think that > > this is a negative for Serv-U??? > > > > --Ferg > > > > Charlie Griefer wrote: > > > > >serv-U's also popular with the hacker crowd :) > > > > > >i've been running the filezilla server for a while now with no > > >problems. caveat...i'm running it on my home machine and basically > > >just use it for personal FTP. it's not under a business-type load. > > > > > >'free' didn't used to be a bad thing :) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:220564 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
