On Wed, May 02, 2001 at 12:21:07PM +0530, Simanta J Handique wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I was scanning my mail queue today when i came across a mail which was going
> to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"... The mail consisted of the output from the ifconfig
> command (which showed the IP address i was using when i was connected to
> VSNL), the entire /etc/passwd file and also the SHADOW PASSWORD file.
> Luckily the mail did not go out (or so i think). Is this a virus or
Someone cracked your machine. Not a virus, but a cracker. Get your system
thoroughly checked for any new accounts, root-kits, etc..
Cheers,
-amar-
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