The Curious "Temp" File...
@ location > /tmp
this file called, "transmission-blockfile-BQ3O0U" (11.7MB)
shows up and being the curious guy i am, i opened it in gedit to figure out what it's purpose was/is...
and to my astonishment it's a complete list of every known IP address range -- i further inspect it to see if this thing is in fact a mistake, but it's clearly legit and even lists such IP ranges like:
Department of Defense:4.18.5.128-4.18.5.191
even some like >
FEMA FEMA2-132-19 (NET-4-21-132-64-1):4.21.132.64-4.21.132.127
AND even further >>
US Dept of Treasury - TIGTA:4.21.133.0-4.21.133.255
US Customs USCUSTOMS-134-4
(NET-4-21-134-16-1):4.21.134.16-4.21.134.31
US Department of Agriculture - NAL:4.21.134.48-4.21.134.55
AND -- it even lists >>
WORLD BANK:12.40.162.80-12.40.162.87
World Bank Fund credit union:204.94.163.0-204.94.163.255
The World Bank:210.151.112.184-210.151.112.191
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission:12.40.163.128-12.40.163.255
WTF is up with this?? >>>
Bush Cheney Re-Election Campaign:199.72.117.48-199.72.117.63
Bush Cheney Re-Election Campaign:199.72.117.48-199.72.117.63
it is listed TWICE, i did not copy + paste it twice LOL
OK now -- i see serious potential here to knock out specific agencies world-wide with a list like this -- HOW did this thing find its way onto my HD?? what if a "terrorist" decided to hack his way into these servers??? the world as we know it would be seriously F'd up...
i am in NO way held responsible for anything ANYONE does with the IP ranges listed above and in no means condone "hacking" in anyway, but whoever let this list leak out on the net should be FIRED
anyone have a clue HOW this file ended up on my HD????
P.S. -- this list is 224,169 lines long (in case anyone was curious about that)
