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RE: [cobalt-security] Scanned with SSH-1.0-SSH_Version_Mapper



<snip>
>I got this in my system check email:
>
>Unusual System Events
>
>Oct  8 04:12:02 www sshd[18637]: scanned from 24.185.139.92 with
>SSH-1.0-SSH_Version_Mapper.  Don't panic.
>Oct  8 04:12:02 www sshd[18636]: Did not receive identification string from
>24.185.139.92
>
>Do I need to panic!!!
>

NO!  Read the log file entry - it clearly states "Don't panic" :)
</snip>


Just to be a bit more definitive, what this means is somebody at 24.185.139.92 connected via ssh, then disconnected after reading the version string.

If it continues, then you *should* mildly worry, as it could be somebody trying to find an old SSH version to hack into. Generally though it would just be a one-off, so nothing to worry about.

Regards,

Andy
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