<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div><br></div><div>The increase in recent hack attempts are the result of the resent knowlage of a fundamental bug in bash.</div><div>It was not a big deal till someone published the flaw before some patches could be issued.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Some folks set-ups are vulnerable. If you run HTTP, you certainly are.</div><div><br></div><div>Just a FYI...</div><div><br></div><div>SHELLSHOCK - this is bigger and older than heartbleed.<br></div><div><br></div><div>It is a very big deal for "all" linux systems running http.<br></div><div><br></div><div><a href="http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/650">http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q3/650</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div>to check your version of bash, type</div><div><br></div><div>cd /bin</div><div>bash --version</div><div><br></div><div>our acid installs should be at 3.2 </div><div>Remote ssh devices are possibly at risk.</div><div>Current patches may not be entirely effective.</div><div>Much more to be known about this.<br></div><div><br></div><div>google shellshock for more info.<br></div><div><br></div><div>...mike/kb8jnm</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></span></body></html>