It's fairly easy to determine which directory you've used to install
Windows, so this can be considered only as a minor deterrent. Now, if you
were to also (1) install IIS on a different partition, and (2) configure IIS
to use host headers for all sites...
Brian
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clayton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "NT System Admin Issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 6:31 PM
Subject: RE: Microsoft Has Nimda
How many people out there still install Windows (what ever version) into
the Winnt or Windows directory? How many of these stupid worms would die
if Windows was installed into a directory with some other name?
Hmmmmmmmm.
Clayton Doige
IT Manager MCSE, MCP + I
Gameday International N.V.
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-----Original Message-----
From: McCarthy, Kathleen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: September 20, 2001 3:46 PM
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft Has Nimda
Hey, I agree too. From what I've read about Nimda thus far, it uses
exploits that there have been patches out for for months. And the
spreading
through file sharing issue takes advantage of systems that haven't
locked
down their permissions. I've kept my servers and workstations patched
with
the most current and I lock down my machines - I don't leave any default
permissions, I remove/disable services that aren't needed, etc. I
haven't
been infected by anything for over 2 years now - but I have plenty of
logs
to show that I've been attacked, just none have been successful as of
yet.
I'm sure that there are/will be worms developed to exploit
vulnerabilities
that there aren't already patches for, but it seems to me that the
majority
of the worms circulating all exploit vulnerabilities that there are
already
fixes for. If someone gets hit with something there are already patches
for,
I can't feel sorry for them.
Kathleen McCarthy
-----Original Message-----
From: John Hornbuckle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 14:15
To: NT System Admin Issues
Subject: RE: Microsoft Has Nimda
I was beginning to think I was the only person who held this opinion!
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
http://www.sunbelt-software.com/ntsysadmin_list_charter.htm
