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Date:      15 Nov 2001 00:52:01 +0100
From:      Dag-Erling Smorgrav <des@ofug.org>
To:        Stefan Probst <stefan.probst@opticom.v-nam.net>
Cc:        freebsd-security@FreeBSD.ORG, Rob Hurle <rob@coombs.anu.edu.au>
Subject:   Re: AdoreWorm
Message-ID:  <xzpu1vwap26.fsf@flood.ping.uio.no>
In-Reply-To: <5.1.0.14.2.20011114183520.01e71d20@MailServer>
References:  <5.1.0.14.2.20011114183520.01e71d20@MailServer>

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Stefan Probst <stefan.probst@opticom.v-nam.net> writes:
>    What more happened / needs to be re-installed/deleted/killed...?

Everything.  That system is a total write-off; not only can you not
trust anything on it after it has been compromised (they might have
left a backdoor *anywhere*), but by pointlessly trying to fix it
you've stomped all over the crimescene and most likely ruined and/or
invalidated any evidence that could have served to track down the
attackers.  Take the machine off the net, back up your file systems to
tape, format the disks, reinstall the OS from trusted read-only media
(e.g. a BSDI or WindRiver CD-ROM set), then secure the machine (by
turning off any unneeded services and auditing the configuration files
for those services you do need) before bringing it back on-line.

And don't ever use telnet again.

DES
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Dag-Erling Smorgrav - des@ofug.org

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