[NTLUG:Discuss] Unusual httpd logs

[david ross]

ok i know i said unusual but its really not. what i'm looking for is a script 
i saw posted here for shutting down a remote machine that keeps filling my 
logs with the same GET request.
<snip>
[Wed Jun 12 11:09:30 2002] [error] [client 12.237.176.176] File does not 
exist: /html/scripts/root.exe
[Wed Jun 12 11:09:30 2002] [error] [client 12.237.176.176] File does not 
exist: /html/MSADC/root.exe
[Wed Jun 12 14:29:16 2002] [error] [client 12.237.176.176] File does not 
exist: /html/scripts/root.exe

how can i stop this? i added this IP to hosts.deny but that didn't work and 
i'm not familiar at all with ipchains.
TIA  David