Solaris Worm

Okay, so Sun made a whoopsie and committed some code to Login that apparently introduced a vulnerability that existed waaaay back in 1994. (Awesome)

Well it wasn’t long before someone coupled together a shell script and the exploit, packaged it up, and send it flying across the internet.

Now.

1) If you got infected, IMO, it’s your own dumb fault. If you are running Solaris (or ANYTHING) with a publicly facing open port 23 (telnet), you are nuts. Mmmkay?
2) If you didn’t patch or shutoff the vulnerable service when the vulnerability came out. You are just nuts..

Jose Nazario over at Arbor sent this into the Internet Storm Center: this article That outlines it.

If you look at the port graph over at the ISC: Check it out You can see the amount of port 23 scans have shot up.




The thing I want you to pay attention to, is the number of targets shot up to around 50K, but the sources were very very low. An isolated subnet in France. Hmmm..

Anyway, Sun made a “Worm removal script” here that you can use, but lets take a look at it.

The worm creates files in /var/adm and /var/spool/lp called “.profile” -- okay, makes sense.

/var/spool/lp/admins/.lp <-- okay.
/var/adm/sa/.adm <-- okay..

Heres the processes the worm spawns, and how to kill them:

/bin/pkill -9 -u lp 'lpshut|lpsystem|lpadmin|lpmove|lpusers|lpfilter|lpstat|lpd|lpsched|lpc'

/bin/pkill -9 -u adm 'devfsadmd|svcadm|cfgadm|kadmind|zoneadmd|sadm|sysadm|dladm|bootadm|routeadm|uadmin|acctadm|cryptoadm|inetadm|logadm|nlsadmin|sacadm|syseventadmd|ttyadmd|consadmd|metadevadm'

Have fun. While you are at it. get rid of Solaris.

Solaris Worm

Okay, so Sun made a whoopsie and committed some code to Login that apparently introduced a vulnerability that existed waaaay back in 1994. (Awesome)

Well it wasn’t long before someone coupled together a shell script and the exploit, packaged it up, and send it flying across the internet.

Now.

1) If you got infected, IMO, it’s your own dumb fault. If you are running Solaris (or ANYTHING) with a publicly facing open port 23 (telnet), you are nuts. Mmmkay?
2) If you didn’t patch or shutoff the vulnerable service when the vulnerability came out. You are just nuts..

Jose Nazario over at Arbor sent this into the Internet Storm Center: this article That outlines it.

If you look at the port graph over at the ISC: Check it out You can see the amount of port 23 scans have shot up.




The thing I want you to pay attention to, is the number of targets shot up to around 50K, but the sources were very very low. An isolated subnet in France. Hmmm..

Anyway, Sun made a “Worm removal script” here that you can use, but lets take a look at it.

The worm creates files in /var/adm and /var/spool/lp called “.profile” -- okay, makes sense.

/var/spool/lp/admins/.lp <-- okay.
/var/adm/sa/.adm <-- okay..

Heres the processes the worm spawns, and how to kill them:

/bin/pkill -9 -u lp 'lpshut|lpsystem|lpadmin|lpmove|lpusers|lpfilter|lpstat|lpd|lpsched|lpc'

/bin/pkill -9 -u adm 'devfsadmd|svcadm|cfgadm|kadmind|zoneadmd|sadm|sysadm|dladm|bootadm|routeadm|uadmin|acctadm|cryptoadm|inetadm|logadm|nlsadmin|sacadm|syseventadmd|ttyadmd|consadmd|metadevadm'

Have fun. While you are at it. get rid of Solaris.

Two words for Delta....

In reference to your Crown Rooms, take a note from your partner Continental...

FREE INTERNET

who makes up these rules?

On some flights, you can't have your phones with the wireless turned on.
Then some you can't have them on at all.
On ASA you can't fly with the windows shades down, but on delta you can.
Today we were told that laptop computers had to be completely off, and NOT in the standby mode.

Why can't we just have one set of rules? Everyone the same. The flight attendants all having the same info, so we don't have flight attendants just making stuff up arbitarily?

FAA -- is this so hard?

Two words for Delta....

In reference to your Crown Rooms, take a note from your partner Continental...

FREE INTERNET

who makes up these rules?

On some flights, you can't have your phones with the wireless turned on.
Then some you can't have them on at all.
On ASA you can't fly with the windows shades down, but on delta you can.
Today we were told that laptop computers had to be completely off, and NOT in the standby mode.

Why can't we just have one set of rules? Everyone the same. The flight attendants all having the same info, so we don't have flight attendants just making stuff up arbitarily?

FAA -- is this so hard?

Plane captains in the cockpit

Why does every captain of a palne think they are a tour guide? "If you look out the right side of the plane"

What is a "seat area"? "Look around your immediate seat area for any items you may have brought on board.". What the hell is a seat area? And 'may' have brought on board?

(Yes I know that's part of a Carlin bit, but it's true!)

I hate it when people (flight attendants, gate agents, whatever) treat me like I am stupid, AFTER they thank me for being a Platinum member. Obviously if I am a platinum member I fly a lot, and obviously know that I have to take my shoes off to go through security (or something like that).

Crown rooms that are BEFORE security? Now what kind of sense does that even make?

Ah... The frustrations of travel.

-sent from 30,000 feet.

Plane captains in the cockpit

Why does every captain of a palne think they are a tour guide? "If you look out the right side of the plane"

What is a "seat area"? "Look around your immediate seat area for any items you may have brought on board.". What the hell is a seat area? And 'may' have brought on board?

(Yes I know that's part of a Carlin bit, but it's true!)

I hate it when people (flight attendants, gate agents, whatever) treat me like I am stupid, AFTER they thank me for being a Platinum member. Obviously if I am a platinum member I fly a lot, and obviously know that I have to take my shoes off to go through security (or something like that).

Crown rooms that are BEFORE security? Now what kind of sense does that even make?

Ah... The frustrations of travel.

-sent from 30,000 feet.

Delta

Following up on my post to Delta: I had someone email me and ask me how it went...

1. They refunded my ticket from ATL to AGS
2. They also gave me 10,000 miles for my problems.

However, I made Platinum Medallion in the meantime, so I don't know if they did all that stuff because I am Platinum now, or were they just being nice.

We'll see how things are different for Platinum. As much as I have flown over the past many years, I have never made Platinum, (I could have done it a couple times, but could never dedicate to one airline). I've have flown (almost) exclusively Delta in the past 9 months, and I have achieved over 85K miles in those 9 months.

I'll probably break 100K by the end of the year.

All I know is, I have a flight booked for my butt to fly to San Francisco on Monday, and I already have a First Class seat. (Delta upgrades Medallion members based on status, ticket fare, standbys...etc.. there's a bunch of criteria.) But I do know that I have the last seat in First Class, which means, when the 3 day marker rolls around for Gold members (Saturday), no Gold members will get upgraded.

So I guess my Platinum Status is paying off already. We'll see if I get my upgrade on my return flight. So for now, has saved face.

(Image copyright Delta)

Delta

Following up on my post to Delta: I had someone email me and ask me how it went...

1. They refunded my ticket from ATL to AGS
2. They also gave me 10,000 miles for my problems.

However, I made Platinum Medallion in the meantime, so I don't know if they did all that stuff because I am Platinum now, or were they just being nice.

We'll see how things are different for Platinum. As much as I have flown over the past many years, I have never made Platinum, (I could have done it a couple times, but could never dedicate to one airline). I've have flown (almost) exclusively Delta in the past 9 months, and I have achieved over 85K miles in those 9 months.

I'll probably break 100K by the end of the year.

All I know is, I have a flight booked for my butt to fly to San Francisco on Monday, and I already have a First Class seat. (Delta upgrades Medallion members based on status, ticket fare, standbys...etc.. there's a bunch of criteria.) But I do know that I have the last seat in First Class, which means, when the 3 day marker rolls around for Gold members (Saturday), no Gold members will get upgraded.

So I guess my Platinum Status is paying off already. We'll see if I get my upgrade on my return flight. So for now, has saved face.

(Image copyright Delta)

American Airlines

I wound up flying First Class in American Airlines today. Let me just compliment AA. Best two flights I have ever had. Aside from being late out of ATL (which was ATL's fault, I am sure), I sat in first class, I got a meal, (vegetable pizza and a salad. it was good!), and aside from the lady who had a panic attack on the plane and had to be given oxygen.

American Airlines rox. I'd fly American Airlines if I could everytime if their service was that good every time.

American Airlines

I wound up flying First Class in American Airlines today. Let me just compliment AA. Best two flights I have ever had. Aside from being late out of ATL (which was ATL's fault, I am sure), I sat in first class, I got a meal, (vegetable pizza and a salad. it was good!), and aside from the lady who had a panic attack on the plane and had to be given oxygen.

American Airlines rox. I'd fly American Airlines if I could everytime if their service was that good every time.

More Airport fun

So, I get to the airport today, and they cancel my flight when it was almost here.

Quick Story: I am currently sitting in the Augusta, GA (AGS) airport. I was booked on flight 4293 out of Augusta to Atlanta. They apparently cancelled the connecting flight from ATL to AGS, thusly canceling the return 4293.

Since flying at 2 was going to miss my connecting flight on flight 397 from ATL to SAN. (Where I had a first class upgrade) So Delta rebooked me through American Airlines. (Where i am sitting in coach!) and I wind up getting to SAN 4 hours later.

Just another late flight where the customers get screwed going from ATL to AGS or AGS to ATL. How can ASA possibly be against the customer (stay in business doing this to their customers) this much?

Delta's response

Delta wrote me back. I believe this to be an UNACCEPTABLE response.


Dear Mr. Esler,

Thank you for your e-mail and for sharing your disappointing travel
experience with us. We welcome your comments as they assist us in the
continuous evaluation of our performance.

We regret you were inconvenienced because of a missed flight connection.
Delaying a flight for a confirmed passenger is a difficult situation for
the airlines. In the past our policy was to wait for passengers whenever
possible even at the expense of on-time performance. Now, our customers
tell us that being on time is a high priority, and we have changed our
practices to better meet these expectations.

We expect our people to do everything they can to help customers
transfer between flights; however, they have been instructed not to make
guarantees about connections. The operations supervisors in each city
are responsible for the final decision to delay a flight. They have
access to all necessary information, such as flight times, the number of
customers already on board, and the availability of alternate flights.
Nevertheless, we regret your inconvenience and and we will continue to
make efforts to improve in this area. Customer service is very
important to us, and we are working hard to transform our company.

We have reviewed your e-ticket, xxxxxxxxxxxx, and have determined an
adjustment is due for the unflown segment. A copy of your e-mail has
been forwarded to our Refunds Department for processing. As you paid
with a credit card, the adjustment will appear on your statement within
1-2 billing cycles.

Please accept our apology for the unfavorable impression you received in
this instance. We appreciate your selection of Delta and will always
consider it a privilege to be of service.

Delta sucks

Okay. I could write this big long post about how Delta sucks. But I already did. Here an email I wrote to Delta:

------------

Yesterday, October 21, 2006, I was traveling from Denver, CO to Augusta,GA and had a connection in Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. My flight from Denver was approximately 7 minutes late in arrival (the plane had to be de-iced in DEN), so I had hustle from one gate to the next. When I got to the original gate, I was notified of a gate change of just a few more gates down the concourse.

When I arrived at the gate at 2:55 p.m., I was told by the gate attendant that the flight had already left. I was disappointed to hear that the flight was already packed up and gone, yet the scheduled departure was not until 3:07 p.m. What bothered me the most is that I could still see the baggage crew loading the plane and the gate attendants were still printing out the passenger manifest.

I contacted the customer service department for Medallion members and expressed my concern with one of the Delta representatives. She informed me that according to gate check-in rules, a plane is allowed to leave up to 15 minutes prior to scheduled departure if everyone is accounted for. However, they are aware of those who have connections and should have allowed for more time. Apparently, that was not the case and they closed out early. The customer representative was quite confused as she looked further and found that flight 4103 was not even a full flight when they left.

After doing additional research I found that DL flight 4103 never pushed back from the gate until 3:30 p.m (23 minutes later than scheduled departure) and took off at 3:40. They arrived in Augusta, GA at 4:16 p.m.

I am a Delta Gold Medallion member and will achieve Platinum status by the end of this year. Unfortunately, I have not yet seen many benefits with Delta in being such a dedicated member. Flying out of Augusta, GA where my flights almost always originate, I have a choice of two airlines.
Depending on cost of flight and convenience I can pick from Delta or US Air/United.
Since I started to achieve Medallion status, I almost always pick Delta, spending well over 40K a year with your airline, for just business travel. Whether my employer pays for my travel or it is a personal purchase, this kind of service is unacceptable.

Please consider my frustration and address such issues with the Delta staff and crew.

Thank you!

-------

More Airport fun

So, I get to the airport today, and they cancel my flight when it was almost here.

Quick Story: I am currently sitting in the Augusta, GA (AGS) airport. I was booked on flight 4293 out of Augusta to Atlanta. They apparently cancelled the connecting flight from ATL to AGS, thusly canceling the return 4293.

Since flying at 2 was going to miss my connecting flight on flight 397 from ATL to SAN. (Where I had a first class upgrade) So Delta rebooked me through American Airlines. (Where i am sitting in coach!) and I wind up getting to SAN 4 hours later.

Just another late flight where the customers get screwed going from ATL to AGS or AGS to ATL. How can ASA possibly be against the customer (stay in business doing this to their customers) this much?

Delta's response

Delta wrote me back. I believe this to be an UNACCEPTABLE response.


Dear Mr. Esler,

Thank you for your e-mail and for sharing your disappointing travel
experience with us. We welcome your comments as they assist us in the
continuous evaluation of our performance.

We regret you were inconvenienced because of a missed flight connection.
Delaying a flight for a confirmed passenger is a difficult situation for
the airlines. In the past our policy was to wait for passengers whenever
possible even at the expense of on-time performance. Now, our customers
tell us that being on time is a high priority, and we have changed our
practices to better meet these expectations.

We expect our people to do everything they can to help customers
transfer between flights; however, they have been instructed not to make
guarantees about connections. The operations supervisors in each city
are responsible for the final decision to delay a flight. They have
access to all necessary information, such as flight times, the number of
customers already on board, and the availability of alternate flights.
Nevertheless, we regret your inconvenience and and we will continue to
make efforts to improve in this area. Customer service is very
important to us, and we are working hard to transform our company.

We have reviewed your e-ticket, xxxxxxxxxxxx, and have determined an
adjustment is due for the unflown segment. A copy of your e-mail has
been forwarded to our Refunds Department for processing. As you paid
with a credit card, the adjustment will appear on your statement within
1-2 billing cycles.

Please accept our apology for the unfavorable impression you received in
this instance. We appreciate your selection of Delta and will always
consider it a privilege to be of service.

Delta sucks

Okay. I could write this big long post about how Delta sucks. But I already did. Here an email I wrote to Delta:

------------

Yesterday, October 21, 2006, I was traveling from Denver, CO to Augusta,GA and had a connection in Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. My flight from Denver was approximately 7 minutes late in arrival (the plane had to be de-iced in DEN), so I had hustle from one gate to the next. When I got to the original gate, I was notified of a gate change of just a few more gates down the concourse.

When I arrived at the gate at 2:55 p.m., I was told by the gate attendant that the flight had already left. I was disappointed to hear that the flight was already packed up and gone, yet the scheduled departure was not until 3:07 p.m. What bothered me the most is that I could still see the baggage crew loading the plane and the gate attendants were still printing out the passenger manifest.

I contacted the customer service department for Medallion members and expressed my concern with one of the Delta representatives. She informed me that according to gate check-in rules, a plane is allowed to leave up to 15 minutes prior to scheduled departure if everyone is accounted for. However, they are aware of those who have connections and should have allowed for more time. Apparently, that was not the case and they closed out early. The customer representative was quite confused as she looked further and found that flight 4103 was not even a full flight when they left.

After doing additional research I found that DL flight 4103 never pushed back from the gate until 3:30 p.m (23 minutes later than scheduled departure) and took off at 3:40. They arrived in Augusta, GA at 4:16 p.m.

I am a Delta Gold Medallion member and will achieve Platinum status by the end of this year. Unfortunately, I have not yet seen many benefits with Delta in being such a dedicated member. Flying out of Augusta, GA where my flights almost always originate, I have a choice of two airlines.
Depending on cost of flight and convenience I can pick from Delta or US Air/United.
Since I started to achieve Medallion status, I almost always pick Delta, spending well over 40K a year with your airline, for just business travel. Whether my employer pays for my travel or it is a personal purchase, this kind of service is unacceptable.

Please consider my frustration and address such issues with the Delta staff and crew.

Thank you!

-------

Limbaugh..... and the airport follies

Limbaugh detained at Palm Beach airport (AP)

AP - Rush Limbaugh was detained for more than three hours Monday at Palm Beach International Airport after authorities said they found a bottle of Viagra in his possession without a prescription.

Is this embarrasing?  I think it's funny as hell.

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Amazing Remote Control Airplane Flying

Never seen Remote Control Plane flying like this.

Another cool video. Remote Control Plane flying. Including stops and stalls in midair. Good stuff here.

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