Identify Hackers?

"Joe Maloney" <jpmaloney@sutv.com> wrote in message
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> I recently intercepted a "land attack" today on my machine. I am

using

> mcafee firewall. I was wondering if it is possible to expose the

person

> that tried to attack my machine. Would it require another

firewall program,

> or is there a way to find out within windows itself? Any help or

insight

> into this matter would be apreciated.
> Thank You,
> Joe Maloney
>
>

All you would be able to obtain is the IP address which made the
connection. Most ISPs will not reveal the owner of the IP address
except under court order. If the IP address is permanently assigned
to a host, then WHOIS would tell you that but it still would not
tell you who was at the keyboard.

Your best course of action would be to report the activity to the
issuer of the IP address. The WHOIS report usually has a contact
for abuse reporting.

--
Earl F. Parrish