John R Pierce wrote: > Tim Alberts wrote: >> So I setup ssh on a server so I could do some work from home and I >> think the second I opened it every sorry monkey from around the world >> has been trying every account name imaginable to get into the system. > > actually, those 'attempts' are coming from virus infected systems > which randomly probe for SSH servers. they try the same sorry 10 or > 15 accounts with the same lame 10 or 15 passwords, so its really just > an annoyance if you're anal about logwatch output. > Just a virus you think? They are some pretty lame account names: judy, frank, bob..However they are mixed with general linux accounts: root, ftp, webmaster, mysql, named, etc. I feel less worried about that (or should I)? Or are you just trying to lull me into a false sense of security? Muawhahahaha..