On Thursday August 14 2003 05:22 pm, Chris wrote:
> On Thursday 14 August 2003 01:11 am, Inhabitant of Zion wrote:
> > > > Running chkrootkit I get the following when searching for
> > > > suspicious files and directories. Does this mean these are
> > > > suspicious or just the ones checked?
> >
> > I think it may well mean they are suspicious. I get one on my
> > system:
> >
> > Searching for suspicious files and dirs, it may take a while...
> > /usr/lib/mozilla-1.3.1/plugins/jre1.3.1_02/bin/.java_wrapper
> >
> > Dunno what to do about it. Delete the files ASAP?
>
> Anyone else have thoughts on this? What exactly does chkrootkit
> check for in these files?
I noticed most all the suspect files belonged to closed source
proprietary applications. Namely StarOffice and Java. Use of
closed source drivers and apps is always a security risk.
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