HTTP_ActivePerl_Overflow

[peny_lane2]

Last week my Norton Personal Firewall 2003 alerted me
that an "HTTP_ActivePerl_Overflow" Attack from
www.mamma16.com had been blocked. I thought that this was
probably a "false/positive" result.

However, tonight I received the following message in my
Norton Personal Firewall 2003 Log Viewer "Intrusion
Detection":

Attempted Intrusion "HTTP_ActivePerl_Overflow" from your
machine against 216.109.117.100 was detected and blocked
Intruder: localhost(3901)
Risk Level: Medium
Protocol: TCP
Attacked IP: 216.109.117.100 (hotjobs.com)
Attacked Port: http(80)

I looked up "HTTP_ActivePerl_Overflow" on the Symantec
website, but gave no information to help me, although it
did say that it was a medium risk.

I don't even know what ActivePerl is. Can someone guide
me in what is happening and what I need to do.

 

[Carey Frisch [MVP]]

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Carey Frisch
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| Last week my Norton Personal Firewall 2003 alerted me
| that an "HTTP_ActivePerl_Overflow" Attack from
| www.mamma16.com had been blocked. I thought that this was
| probably a "false/positive" result.
|
| However, tonight I received the following message in my
| Norton Personal Firewall 2003 Log Viewer "Intrusion
| Detection":
|
| Attempted Intrusion "HTTP_ActivePerl_Overflow" from your
| machine against 216.109.117.100 was detected and blocked
| Intruder: localhost(3901)
| Risk Level: Medium
| Protocol: TCP
| Attacked IP: 216.109.117.100 (hotjobs.com)
| Attacked Port: http(80)
|
| I looked up "HTTP_ActivePerl_Overflow" on the Symantec
| website, but gave no information to help me, although it
| did say that it was a medium risk.
|
| I don't even know what ActivePerl is. Can someone guide
| me in what is happening and what I need to do.
|