[Fwd: Re: [Pc_Support] Smmmmearing on several applications]

[Homer Whittaker]

Phil Barnett wrote:
> On Thursday 17 November 2005 04:03 pm, Homer Whittaker wrote:
> 
>>I have searched extensively for a Linux program to find and eliminate
>>spyware without too much luck.  All to almost all are Windows based.  I
>>did find one, Aluria that sounded like it would do the job but it ran
>>and ran and ran without much response.
>>Shortly after running it a window came up and said that I did have a
>>virus but did not provide any clue as to how to get rid of it.
>>
>>Anyone know of a virus remover for Linux?  Assuming that the Aluria
>>program knows of where it speaks?
>>
>>If no joy with virus remover, what is my next step?  It seems to me that
>>  if I backup the currently installed "stuff" I would only be moving the
>>virus to the backup and from there to a newly installed Debian. Any and
>>all suggestions would be welcome.
> 
> 
> First thing...
> 
> Download chkrootkit and run it.

Wow!   Nice.  And it reported "nothing found" and "not infected" all the 
way.  Nice to know, and I did put it in cron.
The Checking 'Z2'  ... user root deleted or never loged from lastlog!

Thanks Phil.

For all on LEAP the following is the results from chkrootkit.  Nice to know.
sbaflorida:/home/whittake# chkrootkit
ROOTDIR is `/'
Checking `amd'... not infected
Checking `basename'... not infected
Checking `biff'... not found
Checking `chfn'... not infected
Checking `chsh'... not infected
Checking `cron'... not infected
Checking `date'... not infected
Checking `du'... not infected
Checking `dirname'... not infected
Checking `echo'... not infected
Checking `egrep'... not infected
Checking `env'... not infected
Checking `find'... not infected
Checking `fingerd'... not infected
Checking `gpm'... not found
Checking `grep'... not infected
Checking `hdparm'... not found
Checking `su'... not infected
Checking `ifconfig'... not infected
Checking `inetd'... not infected
Checking `inetdconf'... not infected
Checking `identd'... not found
Checking `init'... not infected
Checking `killall'... not infected
Checking `ldsopreload'... not infected
Checking `login'... not infected
Checking `ls'... not infected
Checking `lsof'... not infected
Checking `mail'... not infected
Checking `mingetty'... not found
Checking `netstat'... not infected
Checking `named'... not infected
Checking `passwd'... not infected
Checking `pidof'... not infected
Checking `pop2'... not found
Checking `pop3'... not found
Checking `ps'... not infected
Checking `pstree'... not infected
Checking `rpcinfo'... not infected
Checking `rlogind'... not found
Checking `rshd'... not found
Checking `slogin'... not infected
Checking `sendmail'... not infected
Checking `sshd'... not infected
Checking `syslogd'... not infected
Checking `tar'... not infected
Checking `tcpd'... not infected
Checking `tcpdump'... not infected
Checking `top'... not infected
Checking `telnetd'... not found
Checking `timed'... not found
Checking `traceroute'... not infected
Checking `vdir'... not infected
Checking `w'... not infected
Checking `write'... not infected
Checking `aliens'... no suspect files
Searching for sniffer's logs, it may take a while... nothing found
Searching for HiDrootkit's default dir... nothing found
Searching for t0rn's default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for t0rn's v8 defaults... nothing found
Searching for Lion Worm default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for RSHA's default files and dir... nothing found
Searching for RH-Sharpe's default files... nothing found
Searching for Ambient's rootkit (ark) default files and dirs... nothing 
found
Searching for suspicious files and dirs, it may take a while...
/usr/lib/GNUstep/System/.GNUsteprc

Searching for LPD Worm files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for Ramen Worm files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for Maniac files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for RK17 files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for Ducoci rootkit... nothing found
Searching for Adore Worm... nothing found
Searching for ShitC Worm... nothing found
Searching for Omega Worm... nothing found
Searching for Sadmind/IIS Worm... nothing found
Searching for MonKit... nothing found
Searching for Showtee... nothing found
Searching for OpticKit... nothing found
Searching for T.R.K... nothing found
Searching for Mithra... nothing found
Searching for OBSD rk v1... nothing found
Searching for LOC rootkit... nothing found
Searching for Romanian rootkit... nothing found
Searching for Suckit rootkit... nothing found
Searching for Volc rootkit... nothing found
Searching for Gold2 rootkit... nothing found
Searching for TC2 Worm default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for Anonoying rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for ZK rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for ShKit rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for AjaKit rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for zaRwT rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
Searching for Madalin rootkit default files... nothing found
Searching for anomalies in shell history files... nothing found
Checking `asp'... not infected
Checking `bindshell'... not infected
Checking `lkm'... nothing detected
Checking `rexedcs'... not found
Checking `sniffer'... lo: PACKET SNIFFER(/usr/sbin/pmacctd[3024])
eth0: PACKET SNIFFER(/sbin/dhclient3[2550], /usr/sbin/arpwatch[3140])
Checking `w55808'... not infected
Checking `wted'... nothing deleted
Checking `scalper'... not infected
Checking `slapper'... not infected
Checking `z2'... user root deleted or never loged from lastlog!
sbaflorida:/home/whittake#






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