We are seeing it here too. It looks like it's just looking for compromised
machines...

-----Original Message-----
From: tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org
[mailto:tclug-list-admin at mn-linux.org]On Behalf Of Dave Sherman
Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 9:47 AM
To: TC-LUG
Subject: [TCLUG] New Worm based on Code Red? [Fwd: Re: Code Red 2
infecting one of your systems]


Anybody hear of a new worm based on Code Red? This guy that I am talking
to seems to think so.

Dave

Forwarded message:
> Some of this looks to be possibly a new worm that is making the rounds.  I
> will have one of my staff contact the owner of the server to see if they
can
> shut this down.
>
> On 18 Sep 2001, Dave Sherman wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I am not one of your customers, but I run a website, and I have noticed
> > that one of your hosts is scanning me for the Code Red 2 trojan. This is
> > rather annoying, considering how long it has been since Code Red first
> > appeared. I have included portions of my Apache logs for your
> > convenience. I am located in Minneapolis, MN (Central Standard Time).
> > You may reach me at dsherman at real-time.com
> >
> > Thank you for your prompt assistance,
> > Dave Sherman
> >
> > SNIPPET FROM ERROR LOG:
> > [Tue Sep 18 08:58:39 2001] [error] [client 208.20.99.1] File does not
> > exist: /home/httpd/html/scripts/../../winnt/system32/cmd.exe
> > [Tue Sep 18 08:58:39 2001] [error] [client 208.20.99.1] File does not
> > exist: /home/httpd/html/scripts/..Á../winnt/system32/cmd.exe
> > [Tue Sep 18 08:58:41 2001] [error] [client 208.20.99.1] File does not
> > exist: /home/httpd/html/scripts/..%5c../winnt/system32/cmd.exe
> >
> > SNIPPET FROM ACCESS LOG:
> > 208.20.99.1 - - [18/Sep/2001:08:58:41 -0500] "GET
> > /scripts/..%25%35%63../winnt/system32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 404 232
> > 208.20.99.1 - - [18/Sep/2001:08:58:41 -0500] "GET
> > /scripts/..%252f../winnt/system32/cmd.exe?/c+dir HTTP/1.0" 404 232
> >