Weird Network Manager Problem (Updated)
Ed Greshko
Ed.Greshko at greshko.com
Sun Sep 26 06:05:05 UTC 2010
On 09/26/2010 01:52 PM, JD wrote:
>
> On 09/25/2010 10:42 PM, Ed Greshko wrote:
>> On 09/26/2010 12:54 PM, JD wrote:
>>> Well,if my machine was rooted, and I have a firewall that
>>> drops ALL incoming requests, then how was it rooted if not
>>> through some package or through the kernel itself?
>> I would suggest folks take a step back and do some research on "lkm
>> false positive" before jumping to a conclusion that they have a problem.
>>
> Well, ... before jumping to conclusion that who has a problem?
> rkhunter or chkrootkit? I assume you mean rkhunter??
> If so, I tend to agree. I saw a lot of google hits reporting
> false positives by chkrootkit.
>
Any of these "detection applications" can report false positives. Which
is why they report "your system *may* be infected" or "*Possible* XXX
installed...".
My message is simple. If you run these apps and they say you may be
infected...don't jump to a conclusion and nuke your system.
--
Dreams are free, but there's a small charge for alterations. 葛斯克 愛德
華 / 台北市八德路四段
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