Re: nmap -P0 reboots Windows XP

[Bryan <bryan.madhatter () gmail com>]

If you disable auto-reboot on error, do you get a blue screen or error
message?

Regards,

Bryan

On 3/7/06, Kris Katterjohn <kjak () ispwest com> wrote:
> I've been using nmap on Linux for several years, but I just tried nmap for
> the
> first time on Windows today. I installed WinPcap 3.1 and nmap 4.01
> (self-installer).
>
> [I typed this story about the things I tried and the options used, etc.,
> but
> it got way too long so I'm just giving you the short version]
>
> After quite a bit of testing, I figured out that SOMETIMES when I hit ^C
> while
> using the options -sS (I don't type it but it's the default) and -P0,
> Windows
> will reboot. I've tried it a lot with different scan types etc., but it
> hasn't
> happened yet when it wasn't -sS AND -P0. Using -sS without -P0 hasn't
> resulted
> in a reboot, and neither has -sX, -sA, etc. with or without -P0.
>
> It happens at different times, but most of the time it happens after the
> actual SYN scan starts (judging with -d).
>
> I'd say it reboots about 50% of the time after hitting ^C within 5 seconds
> of
> nmap starting with those options.
>
> I'll answer any questions and try any suggestions you may have. It's
> Windows
> XP Home with Service Pack 2.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this?
>
> Thanks,
> Kris Katterjohn
>
>
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