[lug] linux firewall, popup windows spam blocking

[D. Stimits]

Dhruva B. Reddy wrote:

> Bear, I tried to hit you offlist since this is kind off-topic, but your
> SMTP server doesn't like mine.
>
> >From the Windows command prompt:
>
> 	net message
>
> >From UN*X (requires the installation of SAMBA):
>
> 	smbclient -M  ""


This is a nice test tool. The only problem left is that there are 
multiple ways to trigger a popup message, in terms of protocols and 
ports. The broadcast methods seem to be what are employed by 
www.byebyeads.com in order to do their trespass/extortion scheme. 
Microsoft is too stupid to log source addresses, protocols, so on, in 
their event viewer for such events, I have to rely on linux to stop and 
detect that.

D. Stimits, stimits AT attbi DOT com

>
> On Sun, 22 Jun 2003 at 09:46 -0600, Bear Giles soliloquized thusly:
>
> >On a related note, how do you send Window Messager messages?
> >
> >Not to spam... but I think it could be a Good Thing for many of us
> >to add Window Messager acks to our services.  We shouldn't just
> >quietly block suspicious activities, we should honor these people
> >for there initiative!
> >
> >This won't stop "pro" attackers, of course.  But it's fun to
> >imagine some 14-year-old wannabe running his illicit program, then
> >making a mess as the screen is flooded with "I see you" messages.
> >
> >Besides the annoyance factor, this could even address those
> >attackers attempting to turn wiretap laws against their victims
> >when the attempt to take action - the message could contain some
> >legal-sounding noise about all communications being logged and
> >shared with third parties, including law enforcement, etc.
> >Naturally at this point it would be a good idea to log that the
> >message was actually sent, and if it was received (vs. blocked) if
> >possible.
> >
>
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