Hi!
Even if it is legal, doing so is NOT recommended. And there are several
reasons...
- Misdirected attacks: The apperent source of the attacks may not be
the real host from which the attack is orginating. The hacker could
spoof his adress or scan you from an earlier compromised machine.
- Attacking someone who has shown that he has (at least some) skills is
not a good idéa. He could take it personally, and whereas before, your
machine was just another box, now you are a direct target.
- Why should you scan them? If you arn't gonna do anything? Use it as a
threat?
/Andreas
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Xno Xutz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: sabado, 8 de Setembro de 2001 16:10
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Is it "legal" to nmap offending hosts?
>
>
> Hi All!
>
> Sure this is a beginners question, but I must ask it
> anyway. Is it considered ilegal ou unpolite to send
> nmap probes to offending hosts I find in my logs? I
> have no intention to go any farther, but I would like
> to gather some information on these hosts.
>
> Any comments would be welcome!
>
> Regards,
> Xno
>
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