From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Aug 25 14:42:04 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7873E1065694 for ; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:42:04 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bounces@nabble.com) Received: from kuber.nabble.com (kuber.nabble.com [216.139.236.158]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D9BD8FC21 for ; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:42:04 +0000 (UTC) Received: from isper.nabble.com ([192.168.236.156]) by kuber.nabble.com with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1MfxDn-0000Bf-Oq for freebsd-questions@freebsd.org; Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:42:03 -0700 Message-ID: <25135684.post@talk.nabble.com> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 07:42:03 -0700 (PDT) From: Colin Brace To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <20090825135000.GB6871@ei.bzerk.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Nabble-From: cb@lim.nl References: <4A924601.3000507@lim.nl> <200908240807.n7O87o3U092052@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <200908241026.55693.j.mckeown@ru.ac.za> <25130058.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090825091937.GA53416@cheddar.urgle.com> <25131646.post@talk.nabble.com> <200908251027.n7PARZBt009994@banyan.cs.ait.ac.th> <25132123.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090825082604.41cad357.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <25134277.post@talk.nabble.com> <20090825135000.GB6871@ei.bzerk.org> Subject: Re: what www perl script is running? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:42:04 -0000 Ruben de Groot wrote: > > Which is exactly what the rogue perl script was using to connect to it's > "home". > Once established this connection could have been used for allmost > anything, > including downloading other malicious software or setting up a tunnel into > your LAN. > Well, the box (also) serves as my DSL gateway, as I indicated above. How would I be able to use various desktop programs like Skype which dynamically set up their own outgoing ports? However, I am perfectly willing to entertain the idea that using a (web)server as a router is a Bad Idea. However, when I set it up, it just seemed more convenient and flexible. ----- Colin Brace Amsterdam http://lim.nl -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/what-www-perl-script-is-running--tp25112050p25135684.html Sent from the freebsd-questions mailing list archive at Nabble.com.