Re: cannot replace binaries after being rootkitted

From: don quixada (xanthus@NOSPAM.iname.com)
Date: 04/24/03 

From: don quixada <xanthus@NOSPAM.iname.com>
Date: Thu, 24 Apr 2003 13:19:28 -0700

Bill Unruh wrote:
> programs you want to a backup, reinstall (not update, but reinstall)
> restore the files from backup and then sweep for suid files.

So really what you're saying is that I have no choice but to re-install
(at least the system partitions).

That's ok with me I guess-- although it will be a pain. Maybe I'll
switch distributions. I don't really like this .rpm thing so I've been
thinking of Gentoo, how is that for security? Better or worse than and
.rpm type system?

Also, I've heard Debian is good for security. But I don't know too much
about this .deb thing. Opinion?

thanks,

dq

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