On 03/19/2014 02:21 PM, Johnny Hughes wrote: > On 03/19/2014 12:39 PM, EGO.II-1 wrote: >> On 03/19/2014 01:35 PM, Mike McCarthy wrote: >>> Linux server attacks are nothing new. 14 years ago I was installing a >>> server, Red Hat 7 I think, and in the hour or so after I installed it to >>> the time I applied the patches it was infected with an Apache ssl trojan. >>> >>> Years ago I moved sshd off port 22, disabled password logins and use >>> certificates after noticing my logs filling up with numerous daily >>> attempts at hacking into sshd. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> On 03/19/2014 12:11 PM, SilverTip257 wrote: >>>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 10:01 AM, Johnny Hughes <johnny at centos.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> On 03/19/2014 08:50 AM, Timothy Murphy wrote: >>>>>> SlashDot had an article today on a Linux server malware attack, >>>>>> < >>>>> http://it.slashdot.org/story/14/03/18/2218237/malware-attack-infected-25000-linuxunix-servers >>>>>> . >>>>>> >>>>>> I wonder if there is a simple test to see if a CentOS machine >>>>>> has been infected in this way? >>>>>> >>>>>> The article mentions Yara and Snort rules to test for this, >>>>>> but I wonder if there is something simpler? >>>>>> Alternatively, are there Yara or Snort packages for CentOS? >>>>>> ("Yum search" didn't seem to find anything.) >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Look at this PDF: >>>>> >>>>> http://bit.ly/1qCEQFi >>>>> >>>>> >>>> The article I read, linked to a detection toolkit on GitHub. >>>> https://github.com/eset/malware-ioc >>>> >>>> Read this: >>>> https://github.com/eset/malware-ioc/blob/master/windigo/README.adoc >>>> >>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> CentOS mailing list >>> CentOS at centos.org >>> http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos >> An even more compelling question: does this only affect servers? or will >> it also infect desktops as well (running CEntOS as a desktop but have >> never ssh'd anything from or to it...have a standard type of setup with >> a wireless router connected to my DSL/cable line...) > There really is no difference between server and desktop except the > packages installed. In this case, the if you have openssh-clients and > openssh-server installed and external passwords logins activated, then > yes, someone could have gained access. If they did, they could have > replaced parts of your RPMs with their own items. > > Everyone using any Linux should test for this. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS at centos.org > http://lists.centos.org/mailman/listinfo/centos Thanks for this! I just checked and apparently (and thankfully!) I'm clean. Will be trying this out on my Ubuntu laptop as well.....awesome teamwork!! thanks again!!! EGO II