full-disclosure - Re: Sasser or other nasty worm needed

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Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:36:39 -0500
From: "K F (lists)" <kf_lists@...italmunition.com>
To: full-disclosure@...ts.grok.org.uk
Subject: Re: Sasser or other nasty worm needed

Dude... settle the hell down.

I see little problem with this guy doing this on a closed LAN in a lab 
setting. What part of CLOSED LAB did you miss? Its not like he is 
intentionally letting it loose on the entire school LAN.

-KF

ericscher@....com wrote:
> Chris -
>
> I don't know what to make of your "please reply off-list; I'm not a member"
> comment.
> It's almost as ridiculous as what you are requesting.
>
> If I take your question at face value, you are an INSTRUCTOR, not an Admin.
> That means you probably teach an A+ class, maybe an abbreviated CCNA
> program.
>
> You have NO FUCKING BUSINESS WHATSOEVER even THINKING about turning loose a
> dangerous piece of Malware in someone else's network. And it IS someone
> else's network; specifically it belongs to the district.
>
> Speak as a network engineer for a large midwestern schooldistrict, if you
> did that in MY network, I'd have your job. GOD HELP YOU if it turns out
> that you actually ARE a teacher in my district. I don't recognize the name,
> but you can bet your ass that every time we have an infection in one of our
> schools from now until the stars burn out; that I'll be making a point of
> asking who the computer teachers are in that building.
>
> You want to teach these kids a lesson? Write it on the blackboard.
>
> We have enough work to do just keeping up with the kids, without an alleged
> professional turning loose a worm in our network.
>
>
> =================================================
> I'm a high school network administration teacher 
> looking for a creative means of teaching my students 
> the importance of patch management.  I was hoping to 
> let a particularly nasty worm loose on a closed lab 
> so my students could see what happens during an outbreak, 
> but I'm running into a hitch - I can't find a worm that 
> would spread quickly enough to be useful.  
>
> Does anyone have a copy of Sasser or a similar worm 
> that they would be willing to send or link me to?  
> Please contact me off-list.  I would be happy to 
> verify my identity as a high school teacher off-list 
> as I'm sure that is a concern for most anyone who has 
> what I am looking for.  
>
> Please do not reply on list as I am not currently a member.  
> Thank you,
> Chris
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