Re: CODE RED II, help....

From: Jeff Cochran (jcochran.nospam_at_naplesgov.com)
Date: 04/30/03


Date: Wed, 30 Apr 2003 14:17:50 GMT


On Tue, 29 Apr 2003 18:38:47 -0700, "peter picataggio"
<p_picataggio@hotmail.com> wrote:

>I am running Windows 2000 and IIS 5.0, all the latest
>patches and I run a software Firewall, BlackICE (the
>latest
>version), and I have a SOnicWall Firewall as well. I also
>have the latest Norton Anti-Virus running on the machine.

I'd be tempted to use the SonicWall to block everything and forget
Black Ice, but that's another discussion...

>At minimum I 40 - 50 attempted CODE RED II attacks on my
>server every day. I also get hundreds of Port probes and a
>bunch of other attempted attacks.

Sounds normal. :)

>I use NAT on my SOnic Firewall and have Mapped Port 80 to
>one of my internal addresses.

Also normal.

>Does anyone have anyclue on how I can put a stop to this
>once and for all? Or is this just the nature of the beast
>and I need to deal with it?

Drive around and kill everyone who runs a system sending you Code Red
attacks...?

>Everyday my Blackice Firewall will be red and have
>hundreds
>of attacks listed, mainly Code Red II, always from
>diffrent
>addresses but I feel like I am being picked on, not
>really,
>but I hope you get my point.

Stop logging these attacks in Black Ice, they're not helping.

>Then to top it off, Black ICE will store everything inside
>of its logs, so now my Virus Software get triggered and
>puts the Log and Evidence files into the Quarinitne
>section.

Same solution.

>Is there anything I can do where when it see's a CODE RED
>attack it just plain and simply blocks that IP or drops
>there connection or something.

Block the IP if you want, but you could be chasing them for quite a
while. Use URLScan to drop the requests at IIS, and filter those out
of your logs for your analysis software.

Basically, ignore the attacks if you know they won't be successful.

Jeff



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