Seriously?

The following write up is available from McAfee at: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_253416.htm

It’s a nice detailed technical write up, but look below:

Why do they hide the hostname and not provide the IP address? Do they think the attacker is unaware of the discovery? Is McAfee selling that information as a “professional service”? Seriously, its only value is to enable network IDS sensors and staff to identify and block any such traffic, but apparently a hostname is too much to ask.’

UPDATE:

Plug for Symantec, they actually drop names here: http://www.symantec.com/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2010-011114-1830-99&tabid=2

Values are:

  • yahooo.8866.org
  • sl1.homelinux.org
  • 360.homeunix.com
  • li107-40.members.linode.com
  • ftp2.homeunix.com
  • update.ourhobby.com

I had heard from a knowledgeable source that he thought the Symantec writeup was crap. McAfee and Symantec seem to agree on a lot of details though. Point Symantec and thanks for the info!

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