Re: ZoneAlarm backdoor / GRC.com?

From: C.S Hithe (just@chickensh1t.com)
Date: 09/23/02 

From: C.S Hithe <just@chickensh1t.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2002 20:19:49 +0000 (UTC)

On 23 Sep 2002 03:30:20 GMT, Maxx Pollare <spamail@dragonfur.ca> wrote:

>"C.S Hithe" wrote
<SNIP>
>> Some months later, an exploit was discovered for ZoneAlarm where the
>> hacker could identify all open ports on a system with ZoneAlarm
>> installed, by pinging a certain port.

 Maxx Pollare <spamail@dragonfur.ca> wrote:
>As for the scan of all ports of a host at once, that tech is
>NanoProbes (http://grc.com/np/np.htm), it's what he uses in his new
>and much faster Shields-Up scanner. This technology will never be
>sold or distributed.
<SNIP>

So doesn't that suggest some form of complicity then, between those two?
If 'NanoProbes' was around before, and the statements are "i've recently found a way to scan all
open ports at once", and "i recommend Zonealarm", doesn't it suggest complicity, and an accidental,
boastful slip re: the new hacking skills?

Im sure ZA has fixed it in more recent versions. I wouldnt actually know.

again, im just here for the free flow of information. i have no vendetta or bias.

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