Re: Xwindow "ghost"?

From: Larry I Smith (larryXiXsmith_at_verizon.net)
Date: 03/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Mar 2005 16:11:25 GMT

mjt wrote:
> (Larry I Smith <larryXiXsmith@verizon.net>) scribbled:
>
>>>.... as we say in Texas, "He's got a big hole in his screen door." :)
>>>
>>>mtobler@stimpy:~> whois 220.154.236.183
>>>descr: Asia Pacific Network Information Center, Pty. Ltd.
>
>>There's no network activity, and I'm behind 2 firewalls
>>(one hardware and one software).
>>
>>Since this IP ALWAYS shows as the X IP for the currently
>>logged on user, and moves from user to user as I log off
>>then log on as a different user (via kdm), I'm thinking
>>that it is some kind of pseudo IP used by either X or KDE.
>>
>>If I've been 'invaded', how do I tell, and what can I
>>do about it?
> [snip]
>
>
> http://www.chkrootkit.org/
> http://www.rootkit.nl/
>

I ran both tools. Neither tool found anything.

I'm stumped...

Regards,
Larry 

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