Re: Trojan horse Downloader.Generic.ML

From: kurt wismer (kurtw_at_sympatico.ca)
Date: 06/23/05 

Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2005 22:56:59 -0400

Art wrote:
> On Tue, 21 Jun 2005 22:56:24 -0400, kurt wismer <kurtw@sympatico.ca>
> <snip>
>
>>if your wireless access point is using wep security then there's the
>>vulnerability right there... does it allow a cracker to gain access to
>>your system? perhaps not... does it allow a cracker to read all your
>>network traffic in an unprotected form? yes, yes it does...
>>
>>not all security breaches result in system penetration...
>
> I'm wondering if ISPs are starting to crack down on the use of
> wireless.

i'm wondering how you think they could even detect that... the network
traffic that they see will all have the IP address of the router, not
the machines connecting to it - and even if they could tell there were
multiple machines connecting to a router there's no way to tell what
medium was used for the connection... 

-- 
"they threw a rope around yer neck to watch you dance the jig of death
then left ya for the starvin' crows, hoverin' like hungry whores
one flew down plucked out yer eye, the other he had in his sights
ya snarled at him, said leave me be - i need the bugger so i can see"

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