# meaning of those message in weird.log

**URL:** <https://community.zeek.org/t/meaning-of-those-message-in-weird-log/5439>\
**Category:** Zeek\
**Created:** [September 1, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/meaning-of-those-message-in-weird-log/5439 "2018-09-01T17:54:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![bz\_Os](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5daacb/32.png) [@bz\_Os](https://community.zeek.org/u/bz_Os)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/meaning-of-those-message-in-weird-log/5439/1 "2018-09-01T17:54:18Z")

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Hello evry body,  
I am doing a test in the detection of attack by bro sometime i have those message in the weird.log i want to know what the mean and what can be the cause of those message.

pleaz i want know what mean those n  
dns\_unmatched\_msg  
bad\_TCP\_checksum  
truncated\_tcp\_payload

**TCP\_ack\_underflow\_or\_misorder**

inappropriate\_FIN  
dns\_unmatched\_reply  
above\_hole\_data\_without\_any\_acks

window\_recision

Thanks

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**Author:** ![cmason](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@cmason](https://community.zeek.org/u/cmason)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2018, 6:34pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/meaning-of-those-message-in-weird-log/5439/2 "2018-09-01T18:34:42Z")

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i would also like to know what is the meaning of emailing a new user

their password in plain text? this happened.

i hope people aren’t depending on this system for anything serious, because

if that password was sent once like that, it could be a habit.

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/zeek/original/1X/f09d732bc2cc7c7cc7e35db67cf4e1d5233ce7a7.png) [@system](https://community.zeek.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 6, 2022, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.zeek.org/t/meaning-of-those-message-in-weird-log/5439/3 "2022-05-06T15:46:02Z")

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