[Edu-sig] re screaming server syndrome

Jason Cunliffe jason.cunliffe at verizon.net
Sun Aug 24 22:03:25 EDT 2003


> At 02:16 AM 8/22/2003 +0200, ANTIGEN_DVNTEX01 wrote:
> >Antigen for Exchange found document_9446.pif infected with
> >Win32/Sobig.F.Trojan (CA(InoculateIT),Sophos,CA(Vet)) worm.
> >The message is currently Purged.  The message, "Re: That movie", was
> >sent from Edu-sig at python.org and was discovered in IMC Queues\Inbound
> >located at Devote/Bunnik/DVNTEX01.

Maybe I am mistaken, but on top of everything else, surely it is not a good
idea for these ANTIGEN messages to be posted with revealing info like:

" was discovered in IMC Queues\Inbound located at Devote/Bunnik/DVNTEX01 "

Isn't that helpful location information to further server attacks and
compromises ?

- Jason




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