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Re: "suspicious" apache log entries



Hi.

Vineet Kumar wrote:
Phillip Hofmeister stated that one could use the Nimda backdoor on the server that connects our server to setup a warning message on the attacking computer's desktop.
If you do, be prepared to go to jail...

For what reason? For telling stupid webserver administrators about a security problem they have?

Well, while thinking about it, you may be right. There have been several incidents in the US where someone pointed out security problems and got sued because of that a few days/weeks later.

Bye, Mike



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