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Can someone translate what's happening for those that can't read this code? :) Thanks

• danielh 16y ago
  A script kiddie [1] hacks into a computer and goes out of its way to demonstrate its ignorance by doing stupid things like downloading a file, but being unable to locate it or downloading Windows Service Pack on what seems to be a *nix system. Luckily, the hacked computer wasn't a real computer but a honey pot [2] and everything the script kiddie does is recorded for our amusement. It's a bit like watching a bank robber sporting a big gun without knowing which way to point it. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Script_kiddie http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Script_kiddie [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeypot_%28computing%29 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honeypot_%28computing%29
  • uxp 16y ago
    Downloading the Windows Service Pack wasn't pointless, it was to speedtest the machine to see if it was worth continuing the attack.
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    • danielh 16y ago
      That makes sense, as there was no attempt to run it. I guess one should be really careful before calling someones actions stupid. Lesson learned.
• driverdan 16y ago
  A script kiddie got SSH access to this honeypot (system setup to catch this type of activity and log it). He then attempted to download and run various rootkits/hacks/flooders/whatever. He repeatedly tried to change to a non-existant directory, run perl (which wasn't installed), and downloaded a Windows update (pointless on a non-Windows system). To summarize, a wannabe hacker got access to a system and didn't know what to do.