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Thomas Raef wrote:
To report a botnet PRIVATELY please email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------Is it considered wrong or tacky or inappropriate to contact the webmasters at the infected domains and let them know? Or is that considered responsible? I would really like to know.
I would say it depends on the actual host. In this instance (iPower*) it's obvious that they've been infected for quite some time and they have been notified as can be seen via Google searches for terms like "infection" +virus +iPowerweb. It would be nice if network operators joined in and blocked flagrant hosts until they got their act together. Something akin to an RBL only tailored for malware/virus infected websites. Right now I took the time to block out the entire netblock on about 30+ geographically dispersed networks I maintain and manage. I look at it like this, I would rather a user contact me asking why something is blocked and explaining it as opposed to leaving it open and ripe for infecting users on any network I maintain. What I have noticed with some domains/networks/operators is, when you contact them and CC it to say a list whether its a networking list, a security list, etc., they're more inclined to fix things. To some this may be tacky, some may find it unprofessional but I find it gets the job done. Perhaps a warning in your email, "Next message will be sent to network mailing lists..."
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