compulsiveguile
New Member
I recently setup an ftp site, and in my server log, an IP that I don't recognize keeps attempting to connect. I get a message that says:
(X's used for privacy reasons)
I get the exact same message on average about every 8 seconds. Out of curiosity, I went to http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm and looked up the IP, and according to the site, this location is quite a few miles away from me.
If I'm correct, somebody has a program/script running that just tries a common user name and generates passwords hoping that by chance it can access my system and wreak havoc or simply use my free server space for a warez site or something of that sort. Am I correct in thinking this, and if so, what should I do to ensure security?
-Using Mac OSX 10.4-
Code:
Jul 11 17:21:38 xcomputernamex pure-ftpd: ([email protected]) [WARNING] Authentication failed for user [X](X's used for privacy reasons)
I get the exact same message on average about every 8 seconds. Out of curiosity, I went to http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm and looked up the IP, and according to the site, this location is quite a few miles away from me.
If I'm correct, somebody has a program/script running that just tries a common user name and generates passwords hoping that by chance it can access my system and wreak havoc or simply use my free server space for a warez site or something of that sort. Am I correct in thinking this, and if so, what should I do to ensure security?
-Using Mac OSX 10.4-
