Re: Urgent!!! My computer seems to be hacked, pls HELP!!!

On Fri, 15 Sep 2006 16:36:47 GMT, Ignoramus17640 <ignoramus17640@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I recently saw some linux virus attacks on my server, trying to
exploit vulnerability in some commercial PHP software (which I do not
have installed).

Too many install LAMPs (Linux Apache MySQL PHP) boxen and run non-secure
PHP crapware :(

A hacked linux server is a very valuable thing for
hackers, as it often has a lot more power and bandwidth, since it is
more likely to be a dedicated/colocated server.

Too true. I see those attacks and am impervious since I don't run PHP,
easy enough to run a secure public access system.

As far as compromised systems go, wiping the OS partition and starting
over seems safest, and run /usr read-only?

Grant.
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