Hack attacks

2012-11-18 Thread Roger
Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. I've been using whois but it seems limited. Thanks in advance Roger -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Gui

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-18 Thread Phil Dobbin
On 11/18/2012 11:16 PM, Roger wrote: > Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. > I've been using whois but it seems limited. I use nmap then Google does the rest. Cheers, Phil... -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscri

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-18 Thread JD
On 11/18/2012 04:16 PM, Roger wrote: Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. I've been using whois but it seems limited. Thanks in advance Roger When whois fails me, I generally resort to arin.net and type the ip address into the "Search whois" search bar and

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-18 Thread staticsafe
On 11/18/2012 18:16, Roger wrote: > Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. > I've been using whois but it seems limited. > > Thanks in advance > Roger > > In short, no. That kind of data (I assume you want a name/address of the person using the IP) is usually acce

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-18 Thread NOSpaze
On Mon, 2012-11-19 at 10:16 +1100, Roger wrote: > Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. > I've been using whois but it seems limited. Could mtr be of any help? -- NOSpaze -- users mailing list users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe or change subscription o

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-18 Thread Roger
On 11/19/2012 02:13 PM, staticsafe wrote: On 11/18/2012 18:16, Roger wrote: Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. I've been using whois but it seems limited. Thanks in advance Roger In short, no. That kind of data (I assume you want a name/address of the pers

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-18 Thread Brian West
On 11/19/2012 12:28 AM, NOSpaze wrote: On Mon, 2012-11-19 at 10:16 +1100, Roger wrote: Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. I've been using whois but it seems limited. Could mtr be of any help? ISP and a rough location is all your going to get my friend some o

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-18 Thread David G . Miller
Roger bigpond.com> writes: > > Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. > I've been using whois but it seems limited. > > Thanks in advance > Roger > Chances are that any sort of multi-host attack will use zombies as proxies. Even if you are able to chase the IP

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-18 Thread Roger
On 11/19/2012 05:02 PM, Brian West wrote: On 11/19/2012 12:28 AM, NOSpaze wrote: On Mon, 2012-11-19 at 10:16 +1100, Roger wrote: Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. I've been using whois but it seems limited. Could mtr be of any help? ISP and a rough locatio

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-18 Thread Roger
On 11/19/2012 05:13 PM, David G. Miller wrote: Roger bigpond.com> writes: Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. I've been using whois but it seems limited. Thanks in advance Roger Chances are that any sort of multi-host attack will use zombies as proxies. Eve

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-19 Thread Gary Stainburn
On Monday 19 November 2012 06:18:03 Roger wrote: > You are SOooo right, denial of responsibility is what happens! > I am aware of instances recently where windows machines are obviously > hacked and email addresses appropriated. It's no use telling the people > they deny it. Not always the case, b

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-19 Thread Roger
On 11/19/2012 08:30 PM, Gary Stainburn wrote: On Monday 19 November 2012 06:18:03 Roger wrote: You are SOooo right, denial of responsibility is what happens! I am aware of instances recently where windows machines are obviously hacked and email addresses appropriated. It's no use telling the peo

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-19 Thread staticsafe
On 11/19/2012 0:57, Roger wrote: > On 11/19/2012 02:13 PM, staticsafe wrote: >> On 11/18/2012 18:16, Roger wrote: >>> Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. >>> I've been using whois but it seems limited. >>> >>> Thanks in advance >>> Roger >>> >>> >> In short, no. >>

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-19 Thread Alan Cox
> Indeed. Most of the time they are not going to give a crap about a > simple abuse report, let alone do anything to stop spam/bruteforcing. > > Maybe the American and British ISPs but not the others. The ISPs are mostly not in the loop, but some of them certainly do care or collate reports. The

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-19 Thread Phil Dobbin
On 11/19/2012 12:04 PM, Alan Cox wrote: >> Indeed. Most of the time they are not going to give a crap about a >> simple abuse report, let alone do anything to stop spam/bruteforcing. >> >> Maybe the American and British ISPs but not the others. > > The ISPs are mostly not in the loop, but some of

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-19 Thread jdow
On 2012/11/19 01:02, Brian West wrote: On 11/19/2012 12:28 AM, NOSpaze wrote: On Mon, 2012-11-19 at 10:16 +1100, Roger wrote: Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. I've been using whois but it seems limited. Could mtr be of any help? ISP and a rough location i

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-19 Thread jdow
On 2012/11/19 01:14, Roger wrote: On 11/19/2012 05:02 PM, Brian West wrote: On 11/19/2012 12:28 AM, NOSpaze wrote: On Mon, 2012-11-19 at 10:16 +1100, Roger wrote: Is there any way to trace ip addresses back past the originating ISP. I've been using whois but it seems limited. Could mtr be of

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-20 Thread Eddie G. O'Connor Jr.
On 11/19/2012 04:30 AM, Gary Stainburn wrote: On Monday 19 November 2012 06:18:03 Roger wrote: You are SOooo right, denial of responsibility is what happens! I am aware of instances recently where windows machines are obviously hacked and email addresses appropriated. It's no use telling the peo

Re: Hack attacks

2012-11-20 Thread Gary Stainburn
On Tuesday 20 November 2012 10:15:55 Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. wrote: > And just how would someone "know" if they've been cracked?are there > alerts?...or is it really a matter of waiting for someone to contact you > telling you that they've gotten your IP address when doing a backtrace > from thei