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M$ on my server?

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MarkvD
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M$ on my server?

#1 Post by MarkvD »

Hello people,

I noticed something realy wierd today. Can somebody please explain the following to me:

I noticed someone from outside was on my server, so I checked with netstat and I saw that someone with IP 207.46.98.146 was connected.
I checked the IP with the whois command and the following out put was printed on the screen:
  • mark@sade:~$ whois 207.46.98.146

    OrgName: Microsoft Corp
    OrgID: MSFT
    Address: One Microsoft Way
    City: Redmond
    StateProv: WA
    PostalCode: 98052
    Country: US

    NetRange: 207.46.0.0 - 207.46.255.255
    CIDR: 207.46.0.0/16
    NetName: MICROSOFT-GLOBAL-NET
    NetHandle: NET-207-46-0-0-1
    Parent: NET-207-0-0-0-0
    NetType: Direct Assignment
    NameServer: DNS1.CP.MSFT.NET
    NameServer: DNS2.CP.MSFT.NET
    NameServer: DNS1.TK.MSFT.NET
    NameServer: DNS1.DC.MSFT.NET
    NameServer: DNS1.SJ.MSFT.NET
    Comment:
    RegDate: 1997-03-31
    Updated: 2002-12-05

    TechHandle: ZM39-ARIN
    TechName: Microsoft
    TechPhone: +1-425-936-4200
    TechEmail: noc@microsoft.com

    OrgAbuseHandle: HOTMA-ARIN
    OrgAbuseName: Hotmail Abuse
    OrgAbusePhone: +1-425-882-8080
    OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@hotmail.com

    OrgAbuseHandle: MSNAB-ARIN
    OrgAbuseName: MSN ABUSE
    OrgAbusePhone: +1-425-882-8080
    OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@msn.com

    OrgAbuseHandle: ABUSE231-ARIN
    OrgAbuseName: Abuse
    OrgAbusePhone: +1-425-882-8080
    OrgAbuseEmail: abuse@microsoft.com

    OrgNOCHandle: ZM23-ARIN
    OrgNOCName: Microsoft Corporation
    OrgNOCPhone: +1-425-882-8080
    OrgNOCEmail: noc@microsoft.com

    OrgTechHandle: MSFTP-ARIN
    OrgTechName: MSFT-POC
    OrgTechPhone: +1-425-882-8080
    OrgTechEmail: iprrms@microsoft.com

    # ARIN WHOIS database, last updated 2004-11-26 19:10
    # Enter ? for additional hints on searching ARIN's WHOIS database.
    mark@sade:~$
Why would they (of all people) be interested in what I have to offer on my server?

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#2 Post by Jeroen »

"On your server", please qualify that, as this term is a bit vague... were they logged in? Or just visiting your site? And with what user-agent then?

My guess is (in the case of website visit) that it's a spider for the MSN search engine. And regarding 'interested', you sure don't know until you've visited a site whether you're interested in it?

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