> When I ran TOP, I found a root session was running nano - at 50% CPU - > continuously. This session would have survived at least 3 reboots. > > This system is behind my firewall and I have no reason to think it has > been hacked.....and why would nano be using 50% of the CPU anyway?
I've seen vim do this as well occassionaly. Every once and a while an app will just start spinning and kill off your CPU with it. However, I highly doubt that it survived 3 reboots without being restarted somehow. After a reboot, running apps die, so if it was running again it was started somehow I'd think. Do I have a clue how? Nope, not one. Does it show up in a ps after a reboot? Or if you check periodically? alan -- Alan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - http://arcterex.net -------------------------------------------------------------------- "There are only 3 real sports: bull-fighting, car racing and mountain climbing. All the others are mere games." -- Hemingway -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] mailing list
