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Re: [LUG] OT: - cleaning w2k box

 

On 12 May 2010 13:16, Paul Hirst <paul.hirst@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Wed, 2010-05-12 at 12:43 +0100, tom wrote:
>> >>>> I've a w2k box my daughters use( still cant get wine to run properly)
>> >>>> and it pings an address every 10 seconds or so so I guess theres a bot
>> >>>> or something in there.
>
> Out of interest what address does it ping? Is it an ICMP ping or are you
> overloading the word 'ping' and it's actually doing a TCP connection or
> similar?
>
>
> Sophos Plc, The Pentagon, Abingdon Science Park, Abingdon, OX14 3YP, United 
> Kingdom.
> Company Reg No 2096520. VAT Reg No GB 348 3873 20.
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To be honest first I'd do would be to google whatever address its
pinging and go from there

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