Questions tagged [chkrootkit]
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WARNING: /etc/chkrootkit.conf is deprecated. Please put your settings in /etc/chkrootkit/chkrootkit.conf instead
I just went through a few hundred messages in root's mail, there were plenty of these: /etc/cron.daily/chkrootkit: WARNING: /etc/chkrootkit.conf is deprecated. Please put your settings in /etc/...
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Help in interpreting chkrootkit analysis for MS Teams package
I run from time to time a chkrootkit to make sure my install does not get infected. Today I ran it while MS team was on (I need to use it for my classes). Here is what I found: Checking `chkutmp'... ...
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CentOS 7 Malware? - User "impress+" executes a command ("cron") with a high CPU consumption
One of my "CentOS 7" servers is showing very strange behavior. A user named "impress+" executes a command called "cron". This "cron" command is executed with a high CPU consumption. I worry because I ...
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What process is accessing this laptops webcam? Is it a rootkit?
Old laptop, running minecraft for the kids. Noticed the webcam light blinking for half a second randomly. Assumed it was a minecraft mod, nuked everything off and did a fresh Ubuntu install. Sure ...
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What is "invalid argument" by a rootkit check?
I thought I should run a rootkit in connection to the recent Debian apt vulnerability, which I think I have fixed though. I used chkrootkit and get these two lines, which I'm not sure what to do with: ...
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Better latest version or the package for rkhunter and chkrootkit?
The rkhunter version of the ubuntu package is currently 1.4.0, while the installer is version 1.4.4 The repo version of chkrootkit is 0.49, while its installer is 0.52 Since security is a major ...
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Linux Mint: I'm infected with a rootkit
I tried logging in to my admin account and it said password incorrect. There is no way it could have been incorrect since I copy-pasted it from a usb drive. I reset my password, installed chkrootkit ...
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The "chkproc: Warning: Possible LKM Trojan installed" appears and disappears
I have chkrootkit version 0.49 installed on Debian 6.5. When I run sudo chkrootkit, I keep getting variable warnings about the LKM trojan, when I run the command repeatedly. First run Checking `lkm'...
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