Hackers Targeting Home Computers

[Jeff Simmons]

On Friday 04 January 2002 09:54 am, Hadmut Danisch wrote:
 
> On my private computer (DSL, dynamically assigned IP address), I
> detect an increasing density of attack attempts. More or less serious
> attempts happen every few minutes in average (depends on daytime).
> Highest density is in the evening hours, when hackers and victims
> find time to be online.

Unless I'm misunderstanding you, I find this hard to believe.

[Moderator's note: I find it easy to believe, because I see exactly
what he does on the networks I control. I don't know why you are
attacked less often. --Perry]

On my computer (DSL, fixed IP), which is pretty heavily monitored, I'm 
detecting only a few, maybe up to a dozen, actual attacks a day.  Most of 
them are from well-known root kits, targeting old vulnerabilities.  Sunrpc, 
lpr, imap, and anonymous ftp seem to be popular.  Most attacks come from 
Asia, eastern Europe used to be popular, but seems to have died down recently.

The only way I could get anywhere near your numbers is to count all of the 
Windows-based http attacks coming from automated worms and the like.

I'd be interested in hearing from others what kind and frequency of attacks 
they're experiencing.

> This means the probability of an infection of an unprotected
> private computer is quite high after only some hours of internet
> access. Most ("normal") people I know use such unprotected
> computers for internet access.

This is of course true no matter what the frequency of attacks is.

-- 
Jeff Simmons				       jsimmons at goblin.punk.net
     Simmons Consulting - Network Engineering, Administration, Security
    "You guys, I don't hear any noise.  Are you sure you're doing it right?"
                        - My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult



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