M. Fioretti wrote: > Hi, > > there is a remote (VPS) Centos 4.2 server which *may* have been > compromised. Reinstalling everything from scratch isn't a problem, it > may even be an occasion to improve a few things, the question is > another. I use rkhunter and chkrootkit. I run them regularly. If you keep your machine clean, then your backups will be, too. If you get compromised, then your backups since compromise are suspect. Mike -- p="p=%c%s%c;main(){printf(p,34,p,34);}";main(){printf(p,34,p,34);} Oppose globalization and One World Governments like the UN. This message made from 100% recycled bits. You have found the bank of Larn. I speak only for myself, and I am unanimous in that!