chkrootkit - suspicious files question

[Gene Heskett]

On Sunday 03 April 2005 08:42, Jim Cornette wrote:
>Since there was discussions regarding rootkits and how they are
> getting into systems, I ran chkrootkit and am more concerned about
> the suspicious files that it referred to.
>
>Searching for suspicious files and dirs, it may take a while...
>/usr/lib/perl5/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi/.packlist
>/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/NKF/.p
>acklist
> /usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/mod_p
>erl/.packlist
>
>/usr/lib/perl5/vendor_perl/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/Gaim/.
>packlist
>
>/usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.6/i386-linux-thread-multi/auto/DCOP/.pa
>cklist
>
>
>Hopefully this does not indicate anything to be alarmed about. Is
> this a rational assumption?
>
>Jim

I don't think these are Jim.  But do pay attention to the names a 
level or so back up the tree, I suppose there could be a surprise 
there.
>
>--
>QUESTION AUTHORITY.
>
>(Sez who?)
:)
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