Re: Nmap - 3.50 changes mstask.exe?

From: edelweiss (edelweiss_at_qwest.net)
Date: 02/28/04

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To: a55mnky@yahoo.com

    Have you considered slapping your IT manager around a bit with a large
    trout? =P

    a55mnky@yahoo.com wrote:

    >Not sure if this is the best list for this, but I am in a bit of a jam.
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    >I just downloaded the new NMAP v. 3.50 and ran it on my internal network. My IT manager is freaking out. He says my scan replaced mstask.exe on the machines I scanned.
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    >Anybody else seen this behavior?
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