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Posted by Sanders Kaufman on 10/22/07 21:21
"Jerry Stuckle" <jstucklex@attglobal.net> wrote in message
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> What you don't get is - hackers don't care. They just start a program
> which picks an IP address and hits every port on that address, looking for
> anything open. If there are no ports open, they move onto the next IP
> address in line.
>
> It costs them *nothing* to do it. And most will have dozens of these
> programs running simultaneously, looking for ways to break in.
Well - nothing except time.
And even then - you've got no idea what kind of target you've got.
Bettter to go somewhere where you already KNOW that you'll get the kinds of
hits your looking for, than to scan every PC on the web.
> Similar to your house with the "hidden" door. A hacker takes a sledge
> hammer and starts methodically pounding away at every square inch of the
> house until he finds the door.
While that's a lousy way to break into something - it's a fine way to draw
attention to yourself.
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