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IBB customers shared folders

toxotes · 2006-02-05 10:58:54

I was setting up a pc on an IBB connection lately,and saw from the same ip range (87.192.x.x) other pcs trying port 135 etc (shared folders ). I traceroute'd a few and some were from across the country.Name scan them and they will happily return things like this and more IP address NetBIOS Name Server User MAC…

05-02-2006 11:58am

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toxotes

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I was setting up a pc on an IBB connection lately,and saw from the same ip range (87.192.x.x) other pcs trying port 135 etc (shared folders ). I traceroute'd a few and some were from across the country.Name scan them and they will happily return things like this and more

IP address NetBIOS Name Server User MAC address
87.192.***.*** S*******E ******** S*********** 00:08:74:**:**:**
.....I added *'s

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#2 05-02-2006 12:28pm

ZygOte

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this is a standard thing and not just limited to IBB (assholes! ) this is more than likley some poor idiot whos computer is infected with a virus that is trying to spread, thats what a firewall is for.

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#3 05-02-2006 12:34pm

toxotes

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Ah ok, I was just surprised at the number,I sent them to a logfile for a few hours and got ~ 100 different ips

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#4 05-02-2006 12:36pm

Sponge Bob

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no firewalls I would wager

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