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Old 10-09-2004, 12:45 PM   #1
genixpro
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Im not a lier


Ever since my switch to linux, iv been experiencing numerous wierd problems, even ones wierd to the linux community. Iv chaced down 2 irc viruses, and nobody believes me when i go into a room and ask if it was there yet. As far as i know, it goes into rooms by alphabretical order. I'm trying to see its username so i can search its memory hidden within my irc client, and delete it. Everyone laghs at me, calling me a leir.

Iv had soemone on my netork hack me be secrretly creating a user with almost root like permmsionions, and modifing my source so i can't log into it and find out its there. Eventually i got one person to help me, and i found where it was hiding, and i managed to delete it as root.

Iv had odd driver problems, mostly with my video card. And people still dont belive me.

if i go back to windows, il get more odd viruses, but less odd probems.

-Is anyone else experiencing simliar problems limke me, being called a lier and not getting any help?
 
Old 10-09-2004, 02:08 PM   #2
btmiller
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If you don't apply your distro's security patches, it's very possible to get broken into, and once an attacker has root, there's little that can be done to stop him or her. If you suspect your machine is compromised, please boot onto your install media in rescue mode, mount your hard drive(s) and run chkrootkit and rkhunter to see if a root kit has been installed. Also look for new accounts in the passwd file, particularly those with UID 0 (an accountwith UID 0 has superuser priviliges). If you see signs of a compromise, the best solution is to reformat, reinstall, and apply all security updates before reconnecting to the Internet.
 
  


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