Re: [ILUG] PureFTPd DOS attack ?

From: Niall O Broin (niall at domain linux.ie)
Date: Fri 19 Apr 2002 - 13:12:35 IST


On Fri, Apr 19, 2002 at 01:04:45PM +0100, AJ McKee wrote:

> That being said, yes my logs are full of same type connections however it
> does not restart itself. Seems fine.

The machine didn't restart - it just ceased to respond to connections of any
sort. Are you running PureFTPd too ?

> Most probably a port scanner searching for exploits.

Obviously enough it's someone trying to break anonymous FTP boxes. I'd love
to get a hold of some of these people - I'd grind their bones to make my
bread, to borrow a phrase from a rather large chap I knew :-)

Niall



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