Yep and these are the same systems spreading and attacking other systems ( Usually Zero Access, and others) I see this all the time from the user networks ( Major US ISP's)
Z Edward E. Ziots, CISSP, Security +, Network + Security Engineer Lifespan Organization [email protected] From: David Lum [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 22, 2012 11:40 AM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: I feel slow (I know, not new...) It's never occurred to me to mention this to people when explaining why security is important: "There are those who believe that the security issues facing home users are greatly exaggerated, and that the only entities which need to be concerned about desktop and network security are businesses which have critical data on their machines. And many think that only broadband users or folks with high-speed connections need to be concerned. Truth is, the vast majority of computer systems, including corporate ones, are not compromised for the data they may contain. Rather, they are often compromised for practice purposes, such as storage space for warez, or to create remote zombies for large-scale Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks against other networks. Compromised systems today are even being used to send SPAM. Most systems are not necessarily compromised by a dedicated cracker trying a variety of remote commands until he/she successfully cracks the system password. Instead, most attacks today are performed using automated tools which attempt to exploit known vulnerabilities in various OSes and applications. On a number of occasions, Internet traffic has been bogged down by the propagation of Viruses and Worms via unpatched systems. Among the more notable instances are Code Red, NIMDA, SQL Slammer, MSBlaster, and the Sasser worms. Given the rapid growth of home networks, this situation will only get worse if security does not become more important to more people -- vendors and users alike. " http://www.brainwavecc.com/techdocs/Security.html David Lum Sr. Systems Engineer // NWEATM Office 503.548.5229 // Cell (voice/text) 503.267.9764 ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
