On Wed, 01 Dec 1999, Frank Carreiro wrote:
> Does anybody know what this message means?
>
> telnetd: ttloop: peer died: Invalid or incomplete multibyte or wide
> character
>
> Found that in my /var/log/messages file today after I noticed the
> following in my secure log
>
> Dec 1 12:53:54 yoda in.telnetd [26572]: connect from 208.45.17.48
>
> I've also noticed several other "odd" secure log entries. I've already
> blocked the IP address until I get more information and have already
> contacted the ISP (Qwest) in Denver CO about this "strange" behavior.
>
> Let me know what you guys think. I appreciate it
>
> Frank
> \
Looks like a port-scan on your telnet port using sscan.
There is an excellent series of articles on this topic at
http://www.securityfocus.com in the forums/know your enemy forum.
Regards,
Tony.
>
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