[aclug-L] Re: I've been hacked

["Dale W Hodge" <dwh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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> From: discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxx [mailto:discussion-bounce@xxxxxxxxx]On
> Behalf Of John Alexander

>
> Yep, you've had a root kit dropped.
> http://www.whitehats.com/library/worms/lion/ for more details. I'm in the
> process of rebuilding my entire hosting mechanism, since it hit every
> machine on my network (I know, I know, I should have kept up with the
> updates).
>
> ja
>

I'm sorry to hear that, but I wondered if you'd found a root kit as I'd
suspected.

Now everyone repeat after me: "I will check for and apply security patches on a
regular basis." :-)  Seriously, most if not all distributions have either a
mailing list or place on their website that lists known security exploits.
Everyone that is connected to the internet, especially those who have a
broadband connection, should be closely watching for exploits and taking the
appropriate measure to close them.

--dwh

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