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http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5343325.html

Take it for what it's worth.

Dr. Harvie Wahl-Banghor <harvie_wahl-> wrote in
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> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5343325.html
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> Take it for what it's worth.
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As a home user, I wonder what kind of aggrevation it will cause.
on qoute
"We have no reason to believe that anyone has produced an exploit program,"
he said. "Moreover, this is not something where we have seen an attack in
the wild."

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Dr. Harvie Wahl-Banghor wrote:
> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5343325.html
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> Take it for what it's worth.

No real world OS is perfect.

They tell Windows users to update frequently/often.
Same is true for Linux users. (keep it updated)

On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 22:34:54 -0400, Dr.Harvie wrote:

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> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5343325.html
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> Take it for what it's worth.

Huh? I Auto update with mutray, then once a week:
[root@gruntmaster5000 gary]# chkrootkit
ROOTDIR is `/'
Checking `amd'... not found
Checking `basename'... not infected
Checking `biff'... not found
Checking `chfn'... not infected
Checking `chsh'... not infected
Checking `cron'... not infected
Checking `date'... not infected
Checking `du'... not infected
Checking `dirname'... not infected
Checking `echo'... not infected
Checking `egrep'... not infected
Checking `env'... not infected
Checking `find'... not infected
Checking `fingerd'... not found
Checking `gpm'... not found
Checking `grep'... not infected
Checking `hdparm'... not infected
Checking `su'... not infected
Checking `ifconfig'... not infected
Checking `inetd'... not tested
Checking `inetdconf'... not found
Checking `identd'... not found
Checking `init'... not infected
Checking `killall'... not infected
Checking `ldsopreload'... not infected
Checking `login'... not infected
Checking `ls'... not infected
Checking `lsof'... not found
Checking `mail'... not infected
Checking `mingetty'... not infected
Checking `netstat'... not infected
Checking `named'... not found
Checking `passwd'... not infected
Checking `pidof'... not infected
Checking `pop2'... not found
Checking `pop3'... not found
Checking `ps'... not infected
Checking `pstree'... not infected
Checking `rpcinfo'... not infected
Checking `rlogind'... not found
Checking `rshd'... not found
Checking `slogin'... not found
Checking `sendmail'... not infected
Checking `sshd'... not infected
Checking `syslogd'... not infected
Checking `tar'... not infected
Checking `tcpd'... not infected
Checking `tcpdump'... not infected
Checking `top'... not infected
Checking `telnetd'... not found
Checking `timed'... not found
Checking `traceroute'... not found
Checking `vdir'... not infected
Checking `w'... not infected
Checking `write'... not infected
Checking `aliens'... no suspect files
Searching for sniffer's logs, it may take a while... nothing found
Searching for HiDrootkit's default dir... nothing found
Searching for t0rn's default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for t0rn's v8 defaults... nothing found
Searching for Lion Worm default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for RSHA's default files and dir... nothing found
Searching for RH-Sharpe's default files... nothing found
Searching for Ambient's rootkit (ark) default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for suspicious files and dirs, it may take a while... nothing found
Searching for LPD Worm files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for Ramen Worm files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for Maniac files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for RK17 files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for Ducoci rootkit... nothing found
Searching for Adore Worm... nothing found
Searching for ShitC Worm... nothing found
Searching for Omega Worm... nothing found
Searching for Sadmind/IIS Worm... nothing found
Searching for MonKit... nothing found
Searching for Showtee... nothing found
Searching for OpticKit... nothing found
Searching for T.R.K... nothing found
Searching for Mithra... nothing found
Searching for OBSD rk v1... nothing found
Searching for LOC rootkit ... nothing found
Searching for Romanian rootkit ... nothing found
Searching for HKRK rootkit ... nothing found
Searching for Suckit rootkit ... nothing found
Searching for Volc rootkit ... nothing found
Searching for Gold2 rootkit ... nothing found
Searching for TC2 Worm default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for Anonoying rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for ZK rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for ShKit rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for anomalies in shell history files... nothing found
Checking `asp'... not infected
Checking `bindshell'... not infected
Checking `lkm'... Checking `rexedcs'... not found
Checking `sniffer'... Checking `w55808'... not infected
Checking `wted'... nothing deleted
Checking `scalper'... not infected
Checking `slapper'... not infected
Checking `z2'... nothing deleted
[root@gruntmaster5000 gary]#

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begin On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 10:53:52 +0000, Parko wrote:

> On Thu, 02 Sep 2004 22:34:54 -0400, Dr.Harvie wrote:
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>
>> http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105_2-5343325.html
>>
>> Take it for what it's worth.
>
> Huh? I Auto update with mutray, then once a week: [root@gruntmaster5000
> gary]# chkrootkit ROOTDIR is `/'
<snip>

It's if you're running kerebos, which I'm not on any of my machines.
I did get a notification from SuSE about it the other day, to say there
was an updated patch for it. Patched the same day it was discovered, eh?
That's what I like about open-source. )

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