Redhat servers rooted

[David A. Bandel]

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On Sun, 25 Apr 2004 17:33:05 -0500
Alan Jackson <ajackson at oplnk.net> wrote:

> I just got this note from my sister-in-law. Firewalls are good. 
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> Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 11:54:40 -0700
> To: "Alan Jackson" <ajackson at oplnk.net>
> Subject: Our Redhat 9 Linux server got infected with rootkit.
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> Our Redhat 9 Linux server got infected with rootkit.

it's not a virus, you don't get infected.  Someone rooted the box and
put the rootkit on.  It's not infectious.

> 
> We learned that others at the server company are also infected.

No, once one server is rooted, the others weren't far behind.  Bet my
bottom $ the root password was the same on all of them.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
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