Re: Small "package" on console after starting X
On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 11:41:41PM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > On 10/8/07, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 05:15:55PM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > > > I have this odd phenomenon, which I suspect indicates some sort of attack. > > > > > > After I start X, when I return to a console (with Ctl-Alt-Fx) there's > > > what looks like a little package sitting in the bottom, right-hand > > > quarter of my screen. After I Alt-7 back to X, and then Ctl-Alt-Fx > > > back to a console, it's gone. Any ideas what it might be, and how to > > > rid myself of it? I've used rkhunter and chkrootkit, neither of which > > > reports anything amiss, but that may be meaningless. > > > > What does this package look like? Is it a single non-alphanumeric char? > > No, I don't think so, as it's bigger (maybe 4x) than the other > characters on the console. And it's bright, where everything else, > after I launch X, is dim. Weird, I know. I'll see if I can take a > picture of it. Do you use a frame-buffer for your text console? If so, it could be video memory corruption (garbage left around during the switch). Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Small "package" on console after starting X
On 10/8/07, Douglas A. Tutty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 05:15:55PM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > > I have this odd phenomenon, which I suspect indicates some sort of attack. > > > > After I start X, when I return to a console (with Ctl-Alt-Fx) there's > > what looks like a little package sitting in the bottom, right-hand > > quarter of my screen. After I Alt-7 back to X, and then Ctl-Alt-Fx > > back to a console, it's gone. Any ideas what it might be, and how to > > rid myself of it? I've used rkhunter and chkrootkit, neither of which > > reports anything amiss, but that may be meaningless. > > What does this package look like? Is it a single non-alphanumeric char? No, I don't think so, as it's bigger (maybe 4x) than the other characters on the console. And it's bright, where everything else, after I launch X, is dim. Weird, I know. I'll see if I can take a picture of it. Patrick -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Small "package" on console after starting X
On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 05:15:55PM -0400, Patrick Wiseman wrote: > I have this odd phenomenon, which I suspect indicates some sort of attack. > > After I start X, when I return to a console (with Ctl-Alt-Fx) there's > what looks like a little package sitting in the bottom, right-hand > quarter of my screen. After I Alt-7 back to X, and then Ctl-Alt-Fx > back to a console, it's gone. Any ideas what it might be, and how to > rid myself of it? I've used rkhunter and chkrootkit, neither of which > reports anything amiss, but that may be meaningless. What does this package look like? Is it a single non-alphanumeric char? Doug. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
