bugtraq - Re: Windows Dcom Worm planned DDoS

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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 23:29:45 +0200
From: martin f krafft <madduck@...duck.net>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com, bugtraq@...urityfocus.com
Subject: Re: Windows Dcom Worm planned DDoS

also sprach Sebastian Niehaus <killedbythoughts@...dcrime.net> [2003.08.12.1902 +0200]:
> Could be a nice feature of a worm to modify the "hosts" file and
> prevent infected maschines to do DNS lookups.

Unless you use a rooted host for that, it would reveal your
identity. And if you use a rooted host, you run the risk of the worm
failing if you loose control over the host.

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