On Tue, Aug 07, 2001 at 10:34:23AM -0500, James Stauffer wrote: > Would it work to write a program that listens for the default.ida request > and then sends back a patch through the hole to IIS on the machine with the > virus? It wouldn't be a virus because it would not spread (it would not > send itself, only the patch). It's legality shouldn't be a problem because > you are only protecting your computer and not harming the other computer. > It could also try to email webmaster at the machine. Technically, yes, it could be done easily. Some scripts have been posted today on the debian-user mailing list which could probably be modified to do so with minimal effort. I wouldn't bet on its legality, though. The current laws on that sort of thing are currently sufficiently fu^H^Hmessed up that sending email to your child's teacher could be illegal because it "modifies" the school's computer systems by storing data on them. I wouldn't care to take the chance of going anywhere near that tar pit. -- With the arrest of Dimitry Sklyarov it has become apparent that it is not safe for non US software engineers to visit the United States. - Alan Cox "To prevent unauthorized reading..." - Adobe eBook reader license