Re: [gentoo-user] Excessive processor usage

[sean <tech.junk@verizon.net>]

Hans-Werner Hilse wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 14:30:01 +0200 "Xav'" <blackhawk@linuxant.fr> wrote:
> 
>> If you want to check there is no such program on your system, I
>> advice you to try chkrootkit, to check there is no such rootkit on
>> your system...
> 
> To put it correctly, since there is _NO_ way to assure that there isn't
> a rootkit:
> 
> chkrootkit can be used to check whether there _are_ _known_ rootkits.
> 
> BTW, there are other, similar programs that do the same.
> But my point is: You can never be sure, since a hypothesis can't be
> proven correct, just invalid.
> 
> If there are indications a rootkit might be present, there's no secure
> way to remove it but to reinstall.
> 
> -hwh


Hans, Xav, Thank You both, ran the root kit check no problems.

			
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