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lifestages on IRC
From: omicron () PES EDU (Omicron N)
Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2000 20:06:52 +0530
hi I was on IRC ( on Win 2000) when i received a mesg window asking for permission to transfer the file LIFE_STAGES.TXT, I naturally said no. But when i saw the message in the Server connection window, the name was LIFE_STAGES.SHS. Now the threat from a virus/worm remains remote if the user is alert. But what i want to know is if it is possible to fool the user into clicking the wrong button and making him execute the file. Is it possible to spoof the ip address given by the irc client to the IRC server ? Actually, i'm new to IRC and don't know anything about this. This "offer" of file happened twice , so i've started using irc on linux only. Also What can i do to track the guy who was doing me this "favor" ? Cheers Cheedu -- ******* Sridhar (cheedu) || mail: cheedu () grex org II Sem, || page: http://www.geocities.com/sri_dhar_n B.E Info Tech || site: cheedu.dyndns.org PESIT || nick: omicron,cheedu Smile.. Tomorrow will be worse --
Current thread:
- Re: scan log and subsequent response from the host's ISP, (continued)
- Re: scan log and subsequent response from the host's ISP Michal Nazarewicz (Jul 07)
- Re: scan log and subsequent response from the host's ISP Dan Hollis (Jul 07)
- Re: scan log and subsequent response from the host's ISP Michal Nazarewicz (Jul 07)
- Re: scan log and subsequent response from the host's ISP Osvaldo Janeri Filho (Jul 10)
- Intrusion, WuFTP exploit? David Knaack (Jul 07)
- Re: scan log and subsequent response from the host's ISP Philipp Buehler (Jul 11)
- Re: scan log and subsequent response from the host's ISP Dan Hollis (Jul 07)
- Re: scan log and subsequent response from the host's ISP Pauel Loshkin (Jul 07)
- Re: scan log and subsequent response from the host's ISP Dan Hollis (Jul 10)
- Re: scan log and subsequent response from the host's ISP Pavel Lozhkin (Jul 10)
- Snort (about large-udp attack) JW Oh (Jul 10)
- Re: scan log and subsequent response from the host's ISP Michal Nazarewicz (Jul 07)
- lifestages on IRC Omicron N (Jul 09)
- Re: lifestages on IRC Robert van der Meulen (Jul 10)
- Re: lifestages on IRC Vincent Hillier (Jul 10)
- Re: lifestages on IRC T. H. Haymore (Jul 10)
- tin.it and others non collaborative isps. Osvaldo Janeri Filho (Jul 07)
- Re: tin.it and others non collaborative isps. Bradley Woodward (Jul 10)
- Some stats of events Henri J. Schlereth (Jul 10)
- Re: tin.it and others non collaborative isps. gabriel rosenkoetter (Jul 10)
- Re: tin.it and others non collaborative isps. Philipp Buehler (Jul 11)
- Re: tin.it and others non collaborative isps. Richard Bejtlich (Jul 11)