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Diagnosing a Hacked Linux Server
08-25-2007, 02:09 PM,
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Diagnosing a Hacked Linux Server
Quote:So the box has been compromised, backdoor installed and it's been converted to a zombie. The attacker made several mistakes allowing him to be detected:

    * Forgot to wipe out root's .bash_history.
    * Wiped out everything under "/var/log/*", including directories which several programs relied on and thereby refusing to start. Now, why did he do that? This certainly was stupid.
    * Changed the root-password. Another bummer. Never ever change the root-password. This surely will catch the attention of a sysadmin...

full article: http://blog.gnist.org/article.php?story=...ayCracking
Al draagt een aap een gouden ring, het is en blijft een lelijk ding
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