Re: rootkits

2011-07-30 Thread Dazed_75
On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 9:11 AM, Lisa Kachold wrote: > Larry, > > Let's define rootkit: The name for a kit of hacker utilities placed on > a UNIX machine after a successful compromise. A typical rootkit > includes: password sniffer log cleaners replacement binaries for > common programs on the sys

Re: rootkits

2011-07-30 Thread Jim March
Doesn't "rootkit" sound like something a dentist would have around the office? --- PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/li

Re: rootkits

2011-07-30 Thread Lisa Kachold
Larry, Let's define rootkit: The name for a kit of hacker utilities placed on a UNIX machine after a successful compromise. A typical rootkit includes: password sniffer log cleaners replacement binaries for common programs on the system (e.g. inetd) backdoor programs replacements to programs like

ubuntu host web access is slower than windows guest vm

2011-07-30 Thread James Crawford
> search example.com > nameserver 1.2.3.4 > nameserver 5.6.7.8 > > dig crow202.org 1.2.3.4>> 131 ms response dig crow202.org 5.6.7.8>> 75 ms response I'd never heard of the dig command before, and both seems to have use the 8.8.8.8 nameserver. I was hoping to check each nameserver this wa

Re: rootkits

2011-07-30 Thread Dazed_75
Thanks Joseph, Even where I had some idea what most of those things were you added to what I knew about them. For example, it was obvious some of those files were Pulse Audio stuff, but I had no idea the /dev/shm/ files were interfaces to shared memory. On the other hand, I still wonder why the