On Mon, 2004-05-03 at 14:44, Eric Chien wrote:
> Actually, it is all variants (.A - .D).  And more
> specifically, it iterates through all the host IP
> addresses looking for an address that does not match:
> 127.0.0.1
> 10.
> 172.16 - 172.31 (inclusive)
> 192.168.
> 169.254
> 
> Then, using this address it creates a random address
> (sometimes changing all octets, sometimes just the
> last three, and sometimes just the last two).

Word has it that this is not true. While the code for the address check
is there, it doesn't appear to work on some Sasser variants. There are
reports of infected 10/8 and 192.168/16 networks. 

Regards,
Frank

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