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Port 555 scan


From: me () SOMEWHERE NET
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2001 15:00:39 -0500

Just got swept by a scan for port 555.

Feb  9 06:04:24 XXX kernel: Packet log: input REJECT eth0 PROTO=6
211.193.34.30:4247 my.host.net:555 L=60 S=0x00 I=48749 F=0x4000 T=48 SYN
(#25)

The IP address belongs to Korea Network Information Center, but I can
get no whois info on the box.
Definitely/Possibly/probably rooted Linux Box, they are running a bunch
of services-

Port    State       Protocol  Service
21      open        tcp       ftp
23      open        tcp       telnet
25      open        tcp       smtp
53      open        tcp       domain                  If the box owner
is the one doing the scanning then
79      open        tcp       finger                    they sure don't
know how to lock down their own machine.
80      open        tcp       http
98      open        tcp       linuxconf
111     open        tcp       sunrpc
137     filtered    tcp       netbios-ns
138     filtered    tcp       netbios-dgm
139     filtered    tcp       netbios-ssn
513     open        tcp       login
514     open        tcp       shell
515     open        tcp       printer
1024    open        tcp       unknown
1026    open        tcp       nterm

If you go tto the http server running, you see this
                                              RameN Crew
                                  Hackers looooooooooooooooove noodles.™

Telnet'd and Ftp'd straight into the box with the username i got from
their finger and used it as passwd as well.
look at the ps -aux seems they are sysscanning everyone

USER       PID %CPU %MEM  SIZE   RSS TTY STAT START   TIME COMMAND
bin        348  0.0  0.0  1216   216  ?  S  Jan 26   0:00 portmap
daemon     468  0.0  0.0  1144   112  ?  S  Jan 26   0:00 /usr/sbin/atd
named      515  0.0  0.4  2772  1124  ?  S  Jan 26   0:16 named -u named

nobody    3509  0.0  0.7  7256  1660  ?  S  Feb  8   0:00 httpd
nobody    3512  0.0  0.7  7320  1808  ?  S  Feb  8   0:00 httpd
nobody    3513  0.0  0.7  7256  1732  ?  S  Feb  8   0:00 httpd
nobody    3526  0.0  0.7  7256  1732  ?  S  Feb  8   0:00 httpd
nobody    3534  0.0  0.8  7368  1876  ?  S  Feb  8   0:00 httpd
nobody    3535  0.0  0.7  7256  1672  ?  S  Feb  8   0:00 httpd
nobody    3566  0.0  0.7  7256  1828  ?  S  Feb  8   0:00 httpd
nobody    3567  0.0  0.7  7256  1712  ?  S  Feb  8   0:00 httpd
nobody    3568  0.0  0.7  7256  1740  ?  S  Feb  8   0:00 httpd
nobody    3577  0.0  0.7  7256  1740  ?  S  Feb  8   0:00 httpd
nobody    5154  0.0  0.8  7272  2056  ?  S  Feb  3   0:00 httpd
nobody    5155  0.0  0.7  7256  1744  ?  S  Feb  3   0:00 httpd
nobody    5156  0.0  1.0  7312  2340  ?  S  Feb  3   0:00 httpd
nobody    5157  0.0  0.5  7256  1244  ?  S  Feb  3   0:00 httpd
nobody    5159  0.0  0.5  7256  1220  ?  S  Feb  3   0:00 httpd
nobody    5160  0.0  0.7  7256  1716  ?  S  Feb  3   0:00 httpd
nobody    5161  0.0  0.7  7256  1708  ?  S  Feb  3   0:00 httpd
predac     734  0.0  0.0  1744     0   1 SW Jan 26   0:00 (bash)
predac     765  0.0  0.0  1680     0   1 SW Jan 26   0:00 (startx)
predac     772  0.0  0.0  2316     0   1 SW Jan 26   0:00 (xinit)
predac     777  0.0  0.4  7052  1012   1 S  Jan 26   0:01
/usr/bin/gnome-session
predac     800  0.0  0.1  5736   260   1 S  Jan 26   0:02 gnome-smproxy
--sm-client-id default0
predac     810  0.0  0.4  7388   940   1 S  Jan 26   9:32
(enlightenment)
predac     835  0.0  1.0  8880  2300   1 S  Jan 26   0:30 panel
--sm-client-id default8
predac     837  0.0  0.2  3196   632   1 S  Jan 26   0:17 xscreensaver
-no-splash -timeout 20 -nice 10
predac     845  0.0  0.0  5800     0   1 SW Jan 26   0:00 (ami)
predac     847  0.0  1.0  9896  2424   1 S  Jan 26   0:07 gmc
--sm-client-id default10
predac     851  0.0  0.0  2632     0  ?  SW Jan 26   0:00
(gnome-name-serv)
predac     895  0.0  0.8  7888  2016  ?  S  Jan 26   0:04
gnomepager_applet --activate-goad-server gnomepager_app
predac     897  0.0  0.8  7848  2052  ?  S  Jan 26   0:41
gen_util_applet --activate-goad-server gen_util_applet
predac    1076  0.0  0.0  4940     0  ?  SW Jan 26   0:02 (hanterm)
predac    1077  0.0  0.0  1756     0  ?  SW Jan 26   0:00 (bash)
predac    1515  0.0  0.2  4748   532  ?  S  Jan 26   0:02 hanterm
predac    1516  0.0  0.1  1748   416  ?  S  Jan 26   0:00 -bash
predac   24843  9.3  0.6  2732  1444   1 R N 19:38   0:48 wander -root
-advance 0 -size 10 -circles True -length
predac   24848  0.0  0.4  1768  1008  ?  S   19:40   0:00 -bash
predac   24900  0.0  0.1   952   428  ?  R   19:46   0:00 ps aux
predac   28257  0.0  0.1  4756   336  ?  S  Jan 29   0:01 hanterm
predac   28258  0.0  0.0  1752     0  ?  SW Jan 29   0:00 (bash)
root         1  0.0  0.0  1120    68  ?  S  Jan 26   0:38 init [3]
root         2  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  SW Jan 26   0:00 (kflushd)
root         3  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  SW Jan 26   0:18 (kupdate)
root         4  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  SW Jan 26   0:00 (kpiod)
root         5  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  SW Jan 26   0:07 (kswapd)
root         6  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  SW<Jan 26   0:00 (mdrecoveryd)
root       363  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  SW Jan 26   0:00 (lockd)
root       364  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  SW Jan 26   0:00 (rpciod)
root       426  0.0  0.0  1172   212  ?  S  Jan 26   0:10 syslogd -m 0
root       435  0.0  0.0  1524   164  ?  S  Jan 26   0:00 klogd
root       482  0.0  0.0  1328   116  ?  S  Jan 26   0:05 crond
root       501  0.0  0.0  1156   224  ?  S  Jan 26   0:02 inetd
root       529  0.0  0.1  1216   340  ?  S  Jan 26   0:00 lpd
root       577  0.0  0.3  2136   796  ?  S  Jan 26   0:19 sendmail:
accepting connections on port 25
root       611  0.0  0.0  7112    64  ?  S  Jan 26   1:24 httpd
root       688  0.0  0.2  3300   484  ?  S  Jan 26   0:00 (smbd)
root       697  0.0  0.1  1860   400  ?  S  Jan 26   0:49 nmbd -D
root       726  0.0  0.0  2232     0   1 SW Jan 26   0:00 (login)
root       727  0.0  0.0  1088     0   2 SW Jan 26   0:00 (mingetty)
root       728  0.0  0.0  1088     0   3 SW Jan 26   0:00 (mingetty)
root       729  0.0  0.0  1088     0   4 SW Jan 26   0:00 (mingetty)
root       730  0.0  0.0  1088     0   5 SW Jan 26   0:00 (mingetty)
root       731  0.0  0.0  1088     0   6 SW Jan 26   0:00 (mingetty)
root       773 23.3  2.8 22804  6600  ?  R  Jan 26 4934:21 /etc/X11/X :0
-deferglyphs 16 -auth /home/predac/.Xauth
root      2159  0.0  0.0  1676     0  ?  SWNFeb  3   0:00 (scan.sh)
root      2161  0.0  0.0  1676     0  ?  SWNFeb  3   0:00 (hackl.sh)
root      2162  0.0  0.0  1676     0  ?  SWNFeb  3   0:00 (hackw.sh)
root      2171  0.0  0.0  2472    48  ?  S NFeb  3   0:28 tail -f .l
root      2172  0.0  0.0  1684     0  ?  SWNFeb  3   0:00 (hackl.sh)
root      2173  0.0  0.0  2472     0  ?  SWNFeb  3   0:20 (tail)
root      2174  0.0  0.0  1684     0  ?  SWNFeb  3   0:00 (hackw.sh)
root      2178  0.9  0.0  1404    60  ?  R NFeb  3  82:11 ./synscan
33.65 .heh eth0 t1 21
root     12260 29.8  0.0  1112   188  ?  R  Feb  8 560:39 ./luckscan-a
163 555
root     21546  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:48   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21547  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:48   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21548  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:48   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21549  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:48   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21550  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:48   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21551  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:48   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21552  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:48   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21553  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:48   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21554  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:49   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21555  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:49   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21559  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:52   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21560  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:52   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21561  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:52   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21562  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:52   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21563  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:53   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21564  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:53   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21565  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:53   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21566  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:53   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21567  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:53   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21568  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:53   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     21569  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 21:53   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     22516  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 15:14   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     22517  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 15:14   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     22524  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 15:15   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     22525  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 15:15   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     22526  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 15:15   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     24639  0.0  0.0     0     0  ?  Z N 19:00   0:00 (synscan
<zombie>)
root     24846  0.0  0.3  1464   744  ?  S   19:40   0:00 in.telnetd:
40bca9c3.dsl.flashcom.net
root     24847  0.0  0.5  2312  1192  ?  S   19:40   0:00 login --
predac
root     24896  0.0  0.2  1416   536  ?  S N 19:46   0:00 ./synscan
33.65 .heh eth0 t1 21
root     24897  0.0  0.2  1416   536  ?  S N 19:46   0:00 ./synscan
33.65 .heh eth0 t1 21
root     24898  0.0  0.2  1416   536  ?  S N 19:46   0:00 ./synscan
33.65 .heh eth0 t1 21
root     24899  0.1  0.2  1416   536  ?  S N 19:46   0:00 ./synscan
33.65 .heh eth0 t1 21
root     28285  0.0  0.0  3372     0  ?  SW Jan 29   0:00 (su)
root     28289  0.0  0.0  1824     0  ?  SW Jan 29   0:00 (bash)
root     28325  0.0  0.0  3348     0  ?  SW Jan 29   0:00 (vi)
root     31895 29.3  0.0  1112   188  ?  R  Feb  8 576:29 ./luckscan-a
63 555
root     32165  0.0  0.0  1676     0  ?  SWNFeb  8   0:00 (wh.sh)
root     32166 22.8  0.0  1108    36  ?  R NFeb  8 434:55 ./w -t
163.23.138.136 -s0
xfs        674  0.0  0.0  3804    56  ?  S  Jan 26   0:00 xfs -droppriv
-daemon -port -1

AND

lsof -c synscan
COMMAND   PID USER  FD   TYPE DEVICE    SIZE   NODE NAME
synscan  2178 root mem    REG    3,6  340719 425986 /lib/ld-2.1.3.so
synscan  2178 root mem    REG    3,6 4099656 425993 /lib/libc-2.1.3.so
synscan  2178 root mem    REG    3,6  246668 426024
/lib/libnss_files-2.1.3.so
synscan  2178 root mem    REG    3,6  252250 426030
/lib/libnss_nisplus-2.1.3.so
synscan  2178 root mem    REG    3,6  370157 426006 /lib/libnsl-2.1.3.so

synscan  2178 root mem    REG    3,6  255979 426028
/lib/libnss_nis-2.1.3.so
synscan  2178 root mem    REG    3,6   67596 426022
/lib/libnss_dns-2.1.3.so
synscan  2178 root mem    REG    3,6  169736 426034
/lib/libresolv-2.1.3.so
synscan 24896 root mem    REG    3,6  340719 425986 /lib/ld-2.1.3.so
synscan 24896 root mem    REG    3,6 4099656 425993 /lib/libc-2.1.3.so
synscan 24896 root mem    REG    3,6  246668 426024
/lib/libnss_files-2.1.3.so
synscan 24896 root mem    REG    3,6  252250 426030
/lib/libnss_nisplus-2.1.3.so
synscan 24896 root mem    REG    3,6  370157 426006 /lib/libnsl-2.1.3.so

synscan 24896 root mem    REG    3,6  255979 426028
/lib/libnss_nis-2.1.3.so
synscan 24896 root mem    REG    3,6   67596 426022
/lib/libnss_dns-2.1.3.so
synscan 24896 root mem    REG    3,6  169736 426034
/lib/libresolv-2.1.3.so
synscan 24897 root mem    REG    3,6  340719 425986 /lib/ld-2.1.3.so
synscan 24897 root mem    REG    3,6 4099656 425993 /lib/libc-2.1.3.so
synscan 24897 root mem    REG    3,6  246668 426024
/lib/libnss_files-2.1.3.so
synscan 24897 root mem    REG    3,6  252250 426030
/lib/libnss_nisplus-2.1.3.so
synscan 24897 root mem    REG    3,6  370157 426006 /lib/libnsl-2.1.3.so

synscan 24897 root mem    REG    3,6  255979 426028
/lib/libnss_nis-2.1.3.so
synscan 24897 root mem    REG    3,6   67596 426022
/lib/libnss_dns-2.1.3.so
synscan 24897 root mem    REG    3,6  169736 426034
/lib/libresolv-2.1.3.so
synscan 24898 root mem    REG    3,6  340719 425986 /lib/ld-2.1.3.so
synscan 24898 root mem    REG    3,6 4099656 425993 /lib/libc-2.1.3.so
synscan 24898 root mem    REG    3,6  246668 426024
/lib/libnss_files-2.1.3.so
synscan 24898 root mem    REG    3,6  252250 426030
/lib/libnss_nisplus-2.1.3.so
synscan 24898 root mem    REG    3,6  370157 426006 /lib/libnsl-2.1.3.so

synscan 24898 root mem    REG    3,6  255979 426028
/lib/libnss_nis-2.1.3.so
synscan 24898 root mem    REG    3,6   67596 426022
/lib/libnss_dns-2.1.3.so
synscan 24898 root mem    REG    3,6  169736 426034
/lib/libresolv-2.1.3.so
synscan 24899 root mem    REG    3,6  340719 425986 /lib/ld-2.1.3.so
synscan 24899 root mem    REG    3,6 4099656 425993 /lib/libc-2.1.3.so
synscan 24899 root mem    REG    3,6  246668 426024
/lib/libnss_files-2.1.3.so
synscan 24899 root mem    REG    3,6  252250 426030
/lib/libnss_nisplus-2.1.3.so
synscan 24899 root mem    REG    3,6  370157 426006 /lib/libnsl-2.1.3.so

synscan 24899 root mem    REG    3,6  255979 426028
/lib/libnss_nis-2.1.3.so
synscan 24899 root mem    REG    3,6   67596 426022
/lib/libnss_dns-2.1.3.so
synscan 24899 root mem    REG    3,6  169736 426034
/lib/libresolv-2.1.3.so

lsof -c luckscan-a
COMMAND     PID USER  FD   TYPE DEVICE    SIZE   NODE NAME
luckscan- 12260 root mem    REG    3,6  340719 425986 /lib/ld-2.1.3.so
luckscan- 12260 root mem    REG    3,6 4099656 425993 /lib/libc-2.1.3.so

luckscan- 31895 root mem    REG    3,6  340719 425986 /lib/ld-2.1.3.so
luckscan- 31895 root mem    REG    3,6 4099656 425993 /lib/libc-2.1.3.so

I know Korean ISP's are not too good at responding to such things, so
what should be done about this?
This box is so full of holes and poses a danger to everyone.


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