full-disclosure - RE: Probable new MS DCOM RPC worm for Windo ws

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From: flynngn at jmu.edu (Gary Flynn)
Subject: RE: Probable new MS DCOM RPC worm for Windo
 ws


Schmehl, Paul L wrote:

>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Gary Flynn [mailto:flynngn@....edu] 
>>Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 8:06 AM
>>To: 'full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com'
>>Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] RE: Probable new MS DCOM RPC 
>>worm for Windo ws
>>
>>
>>I would think a better way of determining if a patch is 
>>actually installed on a system is by examining the files on 
>>the system rather than to depend upon symptoms (scanners) or 
>>installation logs (registry entries).
> 
> 
> True, but *I'm* not going to physically touch (or even virtually touch)
> 2000+ machines looking at file properties.  Are you?

No. But I might touch 5-10 that claim to be patched but
seem to still be vulnerable. :)

-- 
Gary Flynn
Security Engineer - Technical Services
James Madison University

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