On Wednesday 24 November 2004 17:57, Arthur Stephens wrote: >Doing a server new install yesterday. >Came in this morning and there was this message on the console of my >fedora3 box > >BOOBY TRAPS >INIT: version 2.85 reloading > >Any idea what this is? > >Arthur Stephens >Sales Technician >Ptera Wireless Internet >astephens@xxxxxxxxx >509-927-Ptera Pursuant to some of the other suggestions, I checked the kernel src for that string. Also /sbin/init. It (the string BOOBY TRAP) doesn't exist in either. My bet is on the machine having a rootkit on it someplace, and as the rest of the respondents suggested, pull the power if required, then reboot from a cold start on a rescue cd and follow the usual pathology trails suggested by others. -- Cheers, Gene "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) 99.29% setiathome rank, not too shabby for a WV hillbilly Yahoo.com attorneys please note, additions to this message by Gene Heskett are: Copyright 2004 by Maurice Eugene Heskett, all rights reserved.
