[Full-Disclosure] Re: Windows Dcom Worm planned DDoS

[martin f krafft <madduck@madduck.net>]

also sprach Sebastian Niehaus <killedbythoughts@mindcrime.net> [2003.08.12.1902 +0200]:
> Could be a nice feature of a worm to modify the "hosts" file and
> prevent infected maschines to do DNS lookups.

Unless you use a rooted host for that, it would reveal your
identity. And if you use a rooted host, you run the risk of the worm
failing if you loose control over the host.

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