my linux box is bogged down, could it be a breach?

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my linux box is bogged down, could it be a breach? kroger@princeton.edu 08-05-2006
Posted by kroger@princeton.edu on August 5, 2006, 1:38 am
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Hi,

Suddenly my liniux box has slowed to a crawl. It's on the internet and
I've never worried about linux machines but used antivirus, firewall,
and antiadware for my windowsPCs.

Where can I find some help in determining is this is from some outside
threat or invasion on my computer? Is the a newgroup dedicated to
security on linux boxes?

Thanks a lot for any help.
Jim


Posted by Jim on August 5, 2006, 1:36 am
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kroger@princeton.edu wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Suddenly my liniux box has slowed to a crawl. It's on the internet and
> I've never worried about linux machines but used antivirus, firewall,
> and antiadware for my windowsPCs.
>
> Where can I find some help in determining is this is from some outside
> threat or invasion on my computer? Is the a newgroup dedicated to
> security on linux boxes?
>
> Thanks a lot for any help.
> Jim

www.linuxsecurity.com <-community blog concerned with Linux security

comp.os.linux.security <-on usenet

HTH :)
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Use a hammer.

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Some people are like Slinkies;
They serve no particular purpose,
But they bring a smile to your face
When you push them down the stairs.

Posted by Unruh on August 5, 2006, 2:16 am
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>kroger@princeton.edu wrote:

>> Hi,
>>
>> Suddenly my liniux box has slowed to a crawl. It's on the internet and
>> I've never worried about linux machines but used antivirus, firewall,
>> and antiadware for my windowsPCs.

top
will tell you what programs are running most.
The other possibility is a lot of disk activity.

>>
>> Where can I find some help in determining is this is from some outside
>> threat or invasion on my computer? Is the a newgroup dedicated to
>> security on linux boxes?

DOn;t go overboard. Find out what is causing it first.

>www.linuxsecurity.com <-community blog concerned with Linux security

>comp.os.linux.security <-on usenet


Posted by Thor on August 5, 2006, 1:41 am
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On Fri, 04 Aug 2006 22:38:26 -0700, kroger@princeton.edu wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Suddenly my liniux box has slowed to a crawl. It's on the internet and
> I've never worried about linux machines but used antivirus, firewall,
> and antiadware for my windowsPCs.
>
> Where can I find some help in determining is this is from some outside
> threat or invasion on my computer? Is the a newgroup dedicated to
> security on linux boxes?
>
> Thanks a lot for any help.
> Jim



What did top tell you was using the cpu ?


Posted by chuckcar on August 5, 2006, 3:18 pm
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> Hi,
>
> Suddenly my liniux box has slowed to a crawl. It's on the internet and
> I've never worried about linux machines but used antivirus, firewall,
> and antiadware for my windowsPCs.
>
> Where can I find some help in determining is this is from some outside
> threat or invasion on my computer? Is the a newgroup dedicated to
> security on linux boxes?
>
> Thanks a lot for any help.
> Jim
>

What ports/connections do you allow?

--
(setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )

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