W3SVC Warning question

[techjosh]

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I receive the following Warning in my System Log several times a day:

Event ID: 30
Source: W3SVC
Type: Warning
Category: None
Description: The server was unable to read the file
C:\WINNT\help\common\404b.htm. The file does not exist.

I checked that path, and I do not have any .HTM files in the specified
path. I know a 404b is when a requested URL is not found, but I've
run a link-checker on my website to ensure that all links work. The
suspicious thing is, I receive this error on several servers, all
running IIS or WWW services, but some not actually serving up webpages
to people. It appears someone is trying to exploit an NT
vulnerability or gain access to my server. Any suggestions?

 

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"TechJosh" wrote:
| I receive the following Warning in my System Log several times a day:
|
| Event ID: 30
| Source: W3SVC
| Type: Warning
| Category: None
| Description: The server was unable to read the file
| C:\WINNT\help\common\404b.htm. The file does not exist.
|
| I checked that path, and I do not have any .HTM files in the specified
| path. I know a 404b is when a requested URL is not found, but I've
| run a link-checker on my website to ensure that all links work. The
| suspicious thing is, I receive this error on several servers, all
| running IIS or WWW services, but some not actually serving up webpages
| to people. It appears someone is trying to exploit an NT
| vulnerability or gain access to my server. Any suggestions?