reply below ----- Original Message ---- > From: John R. Dennison <jrd at gerdesas.com> > To: CentOS mailing list <centos at centos.org> > Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 11:43:46 AM > Subject: Re: [CentOS] Centos 5.3 -> Apache - Under Attack ? Oh hell.... > > On Tue, Jun 02, 2009 at 08:23:16PM -0700, Linux Advocate wrote: > > > > Hell, has my centos 5.3 box been hacked??? Help !!!!!!!!!! > > Yes. Reinstall; fully update components; restore *data* > from backups (you have backups, right?) and review what > web packages you have installed and make sure those are > fully updated also. > > Your box is compromised. You have no way to gauge the > severity, so treat it as both a lost cause; nothing on > it can be trusted at this point. ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh .... godddddddddddddd..................... i have a quite a few linux boxes and not even one has been hacked..... oh man !!!!!! really??? i have to format the box.....