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smurf attack
Name: computeralien Date: July 17, 2005 at 06:03:45 Pacific OS: xp pro 64 bit CPU/Ram: P4 3.8ghz / 2gb ram
Comment:
Hey guys. Just been hit by a smurf attack from ip 61.152.158.105 does anyone know who this is and how i can prevent this DoS from happening.
person: Ji Yi address: 3F,333 North Jiangxi Road,Shanghai,200085,PRC country: CN phone: +86-21-33010742 fax-no: +86-21-63073019 e-mail: jiyi@81890.net nic-hdl: JY81-AP mnt-by: MAINT-CHINANET-SH changed: sptwxl@online.sh.cn 20000920 source: APNIC
try the email address mentioned above it appears vto be iplanet
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Response Number 2
Name: computeralien Date: July 17, 2005 at 07:59:52 Pacific
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I have already sent them e-mails but do not get any response from them. This was 4 days ago, but thanks for that info.
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Response Number 3
Name: nesoxochi1 Date: July 17, 2005 at 08:01:10 Pacific
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Network Security Guide for Everybody http://www.nsa.gov/snac/support/sixty_minutes.pdf
Nesoxochi
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Response Number 4
Name: Jennifer SUMN Date: July 18, 2005 at 18:50:36 Pacific
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Two things you can do to prevent this:
Disable IP directed broadcast, and configure your machine to not reply to ICMP packets.
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Response Number 5
Name: suspect52732 Date: July 19, 2005 at 11:36:30 Pacific
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Here is a link that will give you all the information you will ever need to know about smurf and fraggle DoS attacks. I found it an informative reference:
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