Re: Q: What do the following mean?

From: M. Buchenrieder (mibu@scrum.muc.de)
Date: 05/13/02


From: mibu@scrum.muc.de (M. Buchenrieder)
Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 17:38:02 GMT


[Newsgroups: line edited, FollowUp-To: set]

ffixit@onebox.com (S.V. Proff) writes:

>Doing a bit more research I am finding out that somebody did manage to
>hack my Linux.

>What should I do now?

[...]

Check your backups and reinstall from scratch. Now.
Then install all the updates from your distributor's website prior
to bringing up that box onto the Internet again.

Michael

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