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> > I can understand a MCSE (meaning someone who's only admin training is a |
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> > MCSE prep course) creating those dumb accounts on a Windows box, but why |
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> > would any Linux/UNIX admin ever open their box up like that? They might as |
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> > well just bend over and pull down their pants ;) |
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> :) I've nearly same question too, but I think this way: if somebody try to |
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> hack using these 'cool' :) accounts then there probably exists some servers |
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> with these 'cool' accounts or there exists some hidden meaning for trying |
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> to login using these accounts ... or this 'hacker' is idiot. |
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Most likely some ISP or webhost, with many boxes with these accounts, so the |
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worm based at them, particually, but spread? I know that some machines I have |
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used (UK2, etc) have been set up in strange ways... perhaps some somewhere |
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does these stupid accounts? |
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> So my initial question mean: is community sure there is no such 'hidden |
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> meaning' in these attacks? |
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I second the question :-) |
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Dan |
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