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how did it happen
A company notice came around at work ...apparently some one downloaded via a pop up (there theory!?)..somthing which allowed an outside party to tap into the company broad band and use it to send spam ...total cost to fix $4000 $1500 in additional broad band use....Question ...how was it done?...company reckon they are running up to date virus protection etc...
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Re: how did it happen
Probably downloaded a backdoor program that allowed them access. There are numerous ways to do something like this.
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Re: how did it happen
Or...perhaps someone plopped an infected USB drive into one of the network machines...and it was off and running.
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Re: how did it happen
Is this a classroom assignment?
Google is your friend http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=USB+i...fp=0_TDBcSQxa0 http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=+auto...fp=0_TDBcSQxa0 http://www.google.com/#hl=en&ei=_8sJ...fp=0_TDBcSQxa0 http://www.google.com/#hl=en&q=backd...fp=0_TDBcSQxa0
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Re: how did it happen
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Last edited by glenz; 05-12-2009 at 11:19 PM. Reason: bad spelling |
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Re: how did it happen
Heh...I'll take that as a "Yes".
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