From owner-freebsd-security Sun Jun 23 20:49:07 1996 Return-Path: owner-security Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id UAA18682 for security-outgoing; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 20:49:07 -0700 (PDT) Received: from genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au [129.127.96.120]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id UAA18672 for ; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 20:49:00 -0700 (PDT) Received: from msmith@localhost by genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au (8.6.12/8.6.9) id NAA19939; Mon, 24 Jun 1996 13:53:27 +0930 From: Michael Smith Message-Id: <199606240423.NAA19939@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> Subject: Re: I need help on this one - please help me track this guy down! To: hasty@rah.star-gate.com (Amancio Hasty) Date: Mon, 24 Jun 1996 13:53:26 +0930 (CST) Cc: security@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: <199606240201.TAA02005@rah.star-gate.com> from "Amancio Hasty" at Jun 23, 96 07:01:17 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-security@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Amancio Hasty stands accused of saying: > > I would report it nevertheless and who knows they may even have > e-mail... Also, I am a bit concerned that he tried to erase your > home directory because he/she probably had something in that directory. It's a bit late for 20-20 hindsight of course, but the first thing I usually do in that case is a recursive chmod/chown of everything in the compromised user's home directory. (usually to 'nobody'/666) > BTW: It could be a woman in that case it may be difficult to get > her balls 8) My SO just suggested one of those rotating gadgets that plumbers use for cleaning drains with. My, but she has a nasty mind. > Amancio -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@atrad.adelaide.edu.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control (ph/fax) +61-8-267-3039 [[ ]] Collector of old Unix hardware. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[