Re: [SLUG] LKM rootkits

From: steve (steve@itcom.net)
Date: Thu Feb 27 2003 - 17:46:49 EST


On Thursday 27 February 2003 07:23, Rock wrote:
> I would like to know how you knew you had been hacked. I have
> strange emails that I get that say I have sent a virus infected
> email to someone I have never heard of, and from my system at
> that. I get 2 or 3 of them a day.
>
> We have both Linux and NT servers and I have both a Linux and MS
> desktop. We use Nortons on incoming and outgoing email so I
> don't know how that could happen, unless it is sneaking out the
> Linux side of the system.
>
> Michael C. Rock
> Systems Analyst
> Registered Linux User # 287973

It's now a common way of creating mischief not unlike a chain
letter. It may very well contain a virus at some point too.

At one point my company was bombarded with fake msgs from each and
everyone. All they do is change the From address to use one from
your domain.

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Steve ______________________________________________________ (This sig has been left open for your imagination.)



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