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Date:      Sat, 22 May 1999 11:29:41 -0700 (PDT)
From:      "Rodney W. Grimes" <rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
To:        brett@lariat.org (Brett Glass)
Cc:        dillon@apollo.backplane.com (Matthew Dillon), security@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Denial of service attack from "imagelock.com"
Message-ID:  <199905221829.LAA04096@gndrsh.aac.dev.com>
In-Reply-To: <4.2.0.37.19990522112658.0466ec90@localhost> from Brett Glass at "May 22, 1999 11:28:28 am"

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> At 10:14 AM 5/22/99 -0700, Matthew Dillon wrote:
> 
>  >   If they are actually making TCP connections, then their IP address is
> >     likely to be valid.  This means you should be able to traceroute the
> >     IP address to see what the last hop network is.  You can then complain
> >     to that network - I'd call up their NOC.
> 
> The addresses were all over one Class C: 209.133.111/24. We've complained
> to ABOVE.NET, which seems to have control of that Class C. No response yet.
> 

Did you even try the simple way:

gndrsh:root {169}# whois imagelock.com
ImageLock.com (SJCENTER-DOM)                                      SJCENTER.COM
Imagelock, INC (IMAGELOCK2-DOM)                                  IMAGELOCK.COM
gndrsh:root {170}# whois \!imagelock2-dom

Registrant:
Imagelock, INC (IMAGELOCK2-DOM)
   2125 Powell
   San Francisco, CA 94133
   US

   Domain Name: IMAGELOCK.COM

   Administrative Contact, Technical Contact, Zone Contact:
      Force, Thomas  (TF4115)  info@IMAGELOCK.COM
      415 392 3444
   Billing Contact:
      Force, Thomas  (TF4115)  info@IMAGELOCK.COM
      415 392 3444

   Record last updated on 23-Feb-99.
   Record created on 23-Feb-99.
   Database last updated on 21-May-99 13:16:04 EDT.

   Domain servers in listed order:

   NS1.IMAGELOCK.COM            209.133.111.124
   NS2.IMAGELOCK.COM            209.133.111.140


gndrsh:root {171}# host www.imagelock.com
www.imagelock.com is a nickname for M0001.imagelock.com
M0001.imagelock.com has address 209.133.111.124
M0001.imagelock.com mail is handled (pri=5) by M0001.imagelock.com
gndrsh:root {172}# lynx www.imagelock.com


Currently tracking over
7,000,000 Websites
and
175,000,000 digital assets.

    ImageLock.com - The Ultimate Internet Tracking Tool and Intellectual
       Property (IP) management service, enables you to pin-point the
     information you need, and effortlessly enforce your IP Protection
                                  policy!

   ImageLock(TM) is the Internet's only source for comprehensive tracking
   of your website's images, logos, audio files, and text phrases across
   the Internet's million of websites, newgroups, FTP sites, etc...
   Imagelock(TM) has developed a state-of-the-art and easy-to-use
   Internet based service which delivers complete solutions from asset
   location to copyright enforcement. You specify the Website -
   Imagelock(TM) tracks your digital media assets and enforces your
   intellectual property rights throughout the Internet!

   Imagelock(TM) can tell you:

Where are your images (logos, pictures, etc.)?
Who is hot-linked to your website?
Where is your name showing up? On a list? In a meta-tag?
Who has your MP3 files?
Who is plagiarizing your website?
Who is using or abusing your intellectual property?

   Imagelock(TM) can provide you:

...


I'd say this wasn't a purposeful DOS attack, but a major mistack on
the part of imagelock's techniques...

-- 
Rod Grimes - KD7CAX - (RWG25)                   rgrimes@gndrsh.aac.dev.com
Accurate Automation, Inc.                   Reliable computers for FreeBSD
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