On Mon, 2003-09-22 at 20:28, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: > I'd say don't download and compile chrootkit. Instead, download the > knoppix security tools distribution (http://www.knoppix-std.org/), burn it > to a CD, then boot from it and *then* run chrootkit, which is on the CD. > This way you will *ABSOLUTELY KNOW* that you are running a safe version of > chrootkit that will tell you whether or not you've been compromised. > > It takes a bit longer to download, but you'll always have it in your > toolkit, and it makes for great peace of mind.
Uh, how are you suggesting that downloading chkrootkit from a third-party source is any safer from the developer source? This is why you verify the md5 checksum. -- Jason Dixon, RHCE DixonGroup Consulting http://www.dixongroup.net -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
