To protect apache from Nimda insert this in httpd.conf: <LocationMatch "\.ida|(root|cmd)\.exe"> order allow,deny deny from all </LocationMatch> lilo ----- Original Message ----- From: Hiten Desai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: linux user group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 27, 2001 10:39 PM Subject: [ILUG-BOM] DOS attack
> I m having dos attack on my apache web server > which is also simeltenously having our imap as well as > pop3 server have checked with top it some times of the > day gives more cpu consumption and by uptime I came to > know that there are no. of active users goes up from 3 > to 4 (average) to 20 or more after checking httpd logs > I came to know that someone is asking for *.exe files > from different ips we have a consaltunt but he says he > doesnt have any solution for the timebeing he says to > stop and restart the httpd service when it happens > do u have any comments > we are having dedicated connection and around 500+ > email users > please infrom me if there are any monitoring tools for > sendmail /dos attack /apache which can be monitored in > real time > thanks > > Hiten. > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send your FREE holiday greetings online! > http://greetings.yahoo.com > _______________________________________________ > http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers _______________________________________________ http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers

