Re: Dealing with script kiddies

From: Michael A. Covington \(Portable computer\) (look@www.covingtoninnovations.com.for.address)
Date: 06/07/02 

From: "Michael A. Covington  \(Portable computer\)" <look@www.covingtoninnovations.com.for.address>
Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2002 18:14:35 -0400

[Reposting with a typo corrected]

> In my IIS logs, it's obvious that, several times per day, "script kiddies"
> are trying to penetrate the system by running cmd.exe through an HTTP GET
> command.
>
> They're not succeeding, even though many of them try it over... and
over...
> and over, like people who dial a wrong number on the telephone.
>
> I have full information about the dates, times, and IP addresses from
which
> they are connecting.
>
> My question is: How aggressive should I be about reporting these to their
> ISPs?
>
> I realize that most of them have to be ignored, simply because we have
> better things to do with our time. But I think I'm in favor of reporting
> them to their ISPs whenever feasible.
>
> The reason? ISPs used to tolerate spammers and even crackers, until they
> learned, gradually, that if they harbor such people, they will get a
barrage
> of complaints from the intended victims.
>
> Another reason: Any kind of crime prevention has to focus on unsuccessful
> attempts, not just successful ones. It's better to catch people earlier
in
> their careers and try to get them to realize that we don't admire what
> they're doing.
>
> Thoughts, anyone?
>
>
> --
>
> Michael A. Covington - Associate Director
> Artificial Intelligence Center, The University of Georgia
> http://www.ai.uga.edu/~mc
>
>
>

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