Re: rootkit?

From: Ralf Corsepius <rc040203@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2005 09:31:11 +0100

On Sun, 2005-12-11 at 00:20 -0800, Michael A. Peters wrote:
> On Sat, 2005-12-10 at 23:37 -0700, Craig White wrote:
>
> > ----
> > Backing up data directories and reinstalling from scratch is the only
> > known method to ensure the integrity of a system that has been
> > compromised.
>
> Sun use to (still does?) allow you to enter an md5sum and it would tell
> you exactly what file it matched, along with what patch level.
rpm based systems have "rpm {-V|--verify}", which provide a comparable
feature.

Ralf

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