Hey Mark,   
      
   >> I switched to a different telnet port.. I've probably got maybe a week   
   >> before the 'sniffers' find it .   
      
   > they shouldn't... at least not the bots... they're simply not designed for   
   >that... generally speaking, all they do is go after the stuff on default ports   
   >with default user names and passwords...   
      
   Heh, that is true.. wasn't thinking of that ... I was thinking some evil sh_t   
   in a devils costume running sniffer software   But you are   
   absolute right.   
      
   >in the case of MIRAI, it also looks o   
   >port 2323 because that's a default port for some of the DVRs, cameras and othe   
   > IoT stuff they are targetting... now that the source code has been released,   
   > this may change...   
      
   Glad I didn't use that port    
      
   > FWIW: MIRAI is not the only game in town hunting down IoT devices... there is   
   >at least one other... MIRAI actually goes as far as killing off other services   
   > in the device to prevent other infestations from getting in... that also   
   >removes the admin GUI so if someone is going to try to do something with their   
   >device and they can connect to it, they'll turn it off and back on which dumps   
   > MIRAI from memory and the device is clean for a few minutes until it gets   
   > scanned again and the owner hasn't changed the default password...   
      
   Insane crap you have to think of these days.   
      
   Thanks again,   
   Janis   
      
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