944,099 Members | Top Members by Rank

  • Networking Discussion Thread
  • Unsolved
  • Views: 6523
  • Networking RSS
May 15th, 2005
0

Web site attacks?

Expand Post »
I had (hence the word had) a small website running from my home pc using webserver software. Had a dns w/ no-ip.com so family could get to web w/o typing ip address. My problem was..... I came home from work and my firewall was blinking and it said someone tried to attack my pc thru port 80 w/ the "CodeRed" worm. My firewall stopped the attack, but it made me uneasy, so I shut everything down, and closed any open ports.
My ? is, do all webs get attacked all of the time????
Similar Threads
Reputation Points: 11
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
jenkins_t is offline Offline
12 posts
since Mar 2005
May 15th, 2005
0

Re: Web site attacks?

>>My ? is, do all webs get attacked all of the time????
Not constantly, but webservers get attacked on a regular basis, especially corporate webservers. If you plan on running a webserver, security should be one of your primary concerns.
Reputation Points: 35
Solved Threads: 3
Posting Whiz in Training
Dogtree is offline Offline
232 posts
since May 2005
May 15th, 2005
0

Re: Web site attacks?

One more ?, why did my 3 page pee-on site get flagged for an attack anyway? Could it be some program pinging IP's & ports and attacking anything open? Well that was two ?'s...
Reputation Points: 11
Solved Threads: 0
Newbie Poster
jenkins_t is offline Offline
12 posts
since Mar 2005
May 15th, 2005
0

Re: Web site attacks?

It was probably an automated attack that scans for open ports and tries to push a virues to each one it finds. The days of a cracker actually taking the time to choose targets and attack them manually are all but gone. But that's a good thing because automated attacks are easier to use automated defenses against.
Reputation Points: 35
Solved Threads: 3
Posting Whiz in Training
Dogtree is offline Offline
232 posts
since May 2005
May 15th, 2005
0

Re: Web site attacks?

Not only do websites get attacked continually..
Every PC that is surfing the net is being scanned for open ports and easy access.

I just checked my log and Today I have had 50+ medium rated attacks and 4 of those were rated High....

Just use a good firewall and go to grc.com and use shield up to test it.

Oh, and start learning Linux... Download a Live CD like Mepis or Knoppix
Reputation Points: 16
Solved Threads: 19
Practically a Master Poster
Thong_Ispector is offline Offline
638 posts
since Nov 2004
May 15th, 2005
0

Re: Web site attacks?

The particular 'probe' which has been seeking out your machine is a very old one. It is the result of a 'worm' on someone's PC somewhere which is randomly probing IP addresses. It's not specifically trying to get to your site, it's trying to locate an 'opening' somewhere so that it can continue its business. If your system is up to date with patches it won't be vulnerable anyway.

The machine the attack is originating from will belong to someone who is on the net without adequate protection in place. Such things are quite common, and the reason we have antivirus and firewalls in place.
Team Colleague
Reputation Points: 229
Solved Threads: 149
Grandad
Catweazle is offline Offline
3,826 posts
since Mar 2004
May 30th, 2005
0

Re: Web site attacks?

typical problem solution suggested shud work
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Light Poster
mohsin is offline Offline
25 posts
since May 2005
Jun 10th, 2005
0

Re: Web site attacks?

Or use software that doesn't suck!

http://www.bodacion.com/

This web appliance is likely the most secure single level server on the market. It is immune from all remote server level attacks including cracker, viruses, and worms.

The system runs Java web applications, utilizes domain based access controls or "compartments", effectively has a read only operating system with no command interface.

Its encryption technology is interesting, but my knowledge on such things is limited to the bare minimum to not bomb that CBK on the CISSP.

The site makes a lot of bold claims, but the majority of them are completely true, a few of the claims have a smidge of spin. For example the server cannot effectively protect objects from subjects in the same compartment even if the subject does not have explicit rights over the object. (multi-user web hosting for a simple example)

The true benefits of this system is the fact that it has essentially no administration requirements. Essentially no security configuration, no patching, no unusual access controls, no complicated rules files... I would guess that anyone who was familiar enough with computers to use MS Office could effectively run a secure and stable HYDRA server.

Anyhow I figured this would be of interest to some of you perhaps.
Reputation Points: 10
Solved Threads: 0
Light Poster
catch is offline Offline
36 posts
since Oct 2004

This thread is more than three months old

No one has posted to this discussion for at least three months. Please let old threads die and do not reply to them unless you feel you have something new and valuable to contribute that absolutely must be added to make the discussion complete. Otherwise, please start a new thread in this forum instead.
Message:
Previous Thread in Networking Forum Timeline: Do you know of other Online Tools like this
Next Thread in Networking Forum Timeline: Setting up an ISP (medium scale)





About Us | Contact Us | Advertise | Acceptable Use Policy
Forum Index | Build Custom RSS Feed


Follow us on Twitter


© 2011 DaniWeb® LLC