someone is trying to connect to my ftp site guessing at my administrator password. this is going on right now. is there anything I can do to track them down or anything?
2006-12-24 07:08:21 · 7 answers · asked by Mieog 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
Yeah, just look in your FTP logs. The offending IP address will be there. Once you know that, just block that IP (or the entire class C range) from your FTP server.
If you're running FTP on a Windows Server as part of IIS, keep in mind that once they try so many times, the Administrator account will be locked out from remote access. You will always be able to long in on the local console, so this isn't a bad thing at all.
2006-12-24 07:36:58 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is a server we are talking about, and I assume it is, unless your server keeps logs on FTP access, it will be difficult to know who to track down.
My suggestion is that you change you all your passwords to at least 10 characters. I like using the SecurePassword generator extension in Firefox to do this. Be sure to use letters and numbers now. :-)
Michael
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2006-12-24 07:22:08 · answer #2 · answered by Michael D 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First off how do u know someone is attacking you?
And you should be able to track the ip
2006-12-24 07:44:35 · answer #3 · answered by dahulkx 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if you can shut off your modem or your server for your site,that will put the site offline. leave it like this for about an hour or so. its a temporary solution,but it will do for now while you firgure out a real solution.
2006-12-24 07:10:16 · answer #4 · answered by compy_500 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Well do you know this? person b/z if u do go to police. and if not try emailing the person a threat..kk
2006-12-24 07:11:47 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
Only if you're an experienced hacker. I'm not, so don't ask me how to do it. LOL
2006-12-24 07:16:54 · answer #6 · answered by Barbara S 3 · 0⤊ 5⤋
Maybe you have spyware?
2006-12-24 07:15:26 · answer #7 · answered by Ohay 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋