Re: chkrootkit output

From: Adam Funk (a24061_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 08/21/04

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    On Friday 20 August 2004 20:20, Kjetil Kjernsmo wrote:

    > On fredag 20. august 2004, 09:32, Adam Funk wrote:
    >> /usr/lib/blender/.bfont.ttf
    >>
    >> Why are these files flagged as suspicious,
    >
    > They all begin with a period, so they don't show with ls
    > (you need ls -a) to see them. dot-something are frequently used to
    > store config information in user's home directories, but have little
    > use beyond that, AFAIK. But since they are slightly hidden, I would
    > guess it is the only reason why they are flagged.

    So chkrootkit lists all dotted files in certain directories?

    >> and should they concern me?
    >
    > Can't give an authoritative answer to that, but usually, no. However,
    > you might just have a look and them and see if they look suspicious...

    I'll take a look.

    Thanks,
    Adam 

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