full-disclosure - Windows hosts file changing.

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From: gui at goddessmoon.org (Poof)
Subject: Windows hosts file changing.

(Sending from the right email addy now)

Anyhow... I just didn't expect it?

And... What the HECK is with these bounces? -_- Can't people subscribe to FD
on email accounts that aren't secured to hell? Gets quite annoying. =/

(Bounce message I just got:)
Your mail to full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com; was filtered because of the
potential spam or virus keyword  [boobs]

please contact the user by fax or telephone thank you.

For this email filter system and other powerful software visit
http://software.high-pow-er.com

Meh. Doesn't even give me the person it's happening on. Nice software!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gregh [mailto:chows@...mail.com.au]
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 2:44 AM
> To: Kevin Gerry; Full-Disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
> Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Windows hosts file changing.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kevin Gerry" <poof1@....net>
> To: <Full-Disclosure@...ts.netsys.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 6:01 PM
> Subject: [Full-Disclosure] Windows hosts file changing.
> 
> 
> > Does -ANYBODY- know how it occurs?
> >
> > I've had this happen to a couple boxes of mine now...
> >
> > New one:
> > --
> > 127.0.0.1 localhost
> > 66.40.16.131 livesexlist.com
> > 66.40.16.131 lanasbigboobs.com
> > 66.40.16.131 thumbnailpost.com
> > 66.40.16.131 adult-series.com
> > 66.40.16.131 www.livesexlist.com
> > 66.40.16.131 www.lanasbigboobs.com
> > 66.40.16.131 www.thumbnailpost.com
> > 66.40.16.131 www.adult-series.com
> > --
> >
> > Any idea how the search site is replacing that? =/ It's starting to piss
> me
> > off =/ I had some custom information in there that's now overwritten
> (Not
> > backed up)
> >
> 
> 
> Not to answer your question directly but ask another - why don't you just
> set your hosts file to what you want and then just lock it so it cant ever
> be hijacked again? Easy to do even with Windows.
> 
> Regards, Greg.