From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Jan 10 13:32:21 2007 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 64B6416A403 for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:32:21 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: from sigma.octantis.com.au (ns2.octantis.com.au [207.44.189.124]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1B58813C44C for ; Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:32:20 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from freebsd@meijome.net) Received: (qmail 18752 invoked from network); 11 Jan 2007 00:32:20 +1100 Received: from 203-214-137-5.perm.iinet.net.au (HELO localhost) (203.214.137.5) by sigma.octantis.com.au with (DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA encrypted) SMTP; 11 Jan 2007 00:32:20 +1100 Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:32:13 +1100 From: Norberto Meijome To: VeeJay Message-ID: <20070111003213.70c1c2fa@localhost> In-Reply-To: <2cd0a0da0701100512m6a5dc858se959da9dd725d069@mail.gmail.com> References: <2cd0a0da0701100512m6a5dc858se959da9dd725d069@mail.gmail.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 2.7.0 (GTK+ 2.10.7; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: FreeBSD-Questions , maanjee@gmail.com Subject: Re: Process List & Security?? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 13:32:21 -0000 On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:12:53 +0100 VeeJay wrote: > if there is a Process some is dangerous/ security breach which a Bad User > has put? Thanks VJ, if you suspect a "bad user", then follow standard procedures to determine whether your security has been breached - the name of the process is *EASILY* modify by anyone who has got root access to your box (you will definitely not see "hacker_process_here" listed :). "standard procedures" - search the web and list archives for them. But to make it short : if there's nothing of value in your box, just reinstall it (including a complete reformat of all disks involved). B _________________________ {Beto|Norberto|Numard} Meijome "Ninety percent of the time things turn out worse than you thought they would. The other ten percent of the time you had no right to expect that much." Augustine I speak for myself, not my employer. Contents may be hot. Slippery when wet. Reading disclaimers makes you go blind. Writing them is worse. You have been Warned.