Re: Ack! I've been rooted...

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> Backup all data that you know for certain is still safe, wipe the disk entirely,
> and do a clean reinstall. If the box was rooted, there is no way to determine
> the extent of the intrusion, and therefore any attempts to replace solely the
> compromised aspects of the system would be irrelevant.

Also check any scripts before restoring. You may find a user or
root .login/.profile or similar in the /home area people habitually
restore without checking contains hooks to reinstall any trojans. If you
are paranoid remove the execute bits from everything you restore too.

Alan


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