Ethereal-users: Re: [Ethereal-users] Strange Packet found - need some advice

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From: Hansang Bae <hbae@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 25 May 2005 00:46:10 -0400
On 03:01 PM 5/24/2005, David D wrote:
>I am getting the following packet while looking for a Netbios issue where
>PC's are losing the ability to do name lookups.
>
>No.    Time        Source                Destination           Protocol Info
>1335 23.703679   10.1.xxx.xxx           10.1.255.255          NBNS     Name
>query NB WWW.ZONEAGE.NET<00>
>0000  ff ff ff ff ff ff 00 40 ca 12 45 f3 08 00 45 00   [email protected].
>0010  00 4e 66 79 00 00 80 11 b5 44 0a 01 0a e0 0a 01   .Nfy.....D......
>0020  ff ff 00 89 00 89 00 3a 83 02 a6 00 01 10 00 01   .......:........
>0030  00 00 00 00 00 00 20 46 48 46 48 46 48 43 4f 46   ...... FHFHFHCOF
>0040  4b 45 50 45 4f 45 46 45 42 45 48 45 46 43 4f 45   KEPEOEFEBEHEFCOE
>0050  4f 45 46 46 45 41 41 00 00 20 00 01               OEFFEAA.. ..
>
>The source IPAddress is x'd out because it's not coming from a single
>address but many in the subnet.  The source address are machines (multiple
>machines) on my network, most are PC's but a few are even switches.  I am on
>a single segment of a fairly large (600 machines) switched (but flat
>network - all same subnet) network.
>
>I assume I have a virus someplace but not sure where to begin to find it.  A
>few of the machines have been scanned, registry checked. processes checked
>and  there is nothing unusual about them...
>
>Any thoughts or ideas where to look next?


Why would you assume a virus?  Because of the name lookup?  Since you mentioned netbios issues, I'm assuming you still have WINS servers?  Have you looked at possible WINS database (I'm being kind by calling it a DB) issues?

BTW, are you saying that your switches are sending out name queries?

hsb