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PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2003 5:57 pm    Post subject: chkrootkit question Reply with quote

My output for chkrootkit contains the following:

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/usr/lib/php/.filemap /usr/lib/php/.lock /usr/lib/.keep /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i686-linux/auto/Safe/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i686-linux/auto/Test/Simple/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i686-linux/auto/Test/Harness/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i686-linux/auto/Storable/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i686-linux/auto/ExtUtils/MakeMaker/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/5.8.0/i686-linux/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/Gtk/Gdk/Pixbuf/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/Gtk/Gdk/ImlibImage/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/Gtk/base/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/Gtk/XmHTML/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/PDL/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/Net/SSLeay/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/XML/Parser/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/XML/Writer/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/Gimp/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/Gnome/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/Parse/RecDescent/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/ExtUtils/F77/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/i686-linux/auto/Foomatic/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i686-linux/auto/DBD/mysql/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i686-linux/auto/DBI/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i686-linux/auto/Net/Daemon/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i686-linux/auto/RPC/PlServer/.packlist /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.8.0/i686-linux/auto/Term/ReadKey/.packlist /usr/lib/nsbrowser/plugins/.keep /usr/lib/mozilla/include/ipc/.headerlist /usr/lib/mozilla/include/enigmime/.headerlist /lib/.keep /lib/dev-state/.keep


Is this indicative of a problem? Seems like a lot of "suspicious" files, though most are the same one (.packlist) and seem to be in my /usr/lib/perl subdirectories.

Everything else in the output looks OK.
Just wondering if I need to be concerned...thanks.
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 6:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

yes and no:

no: these files are pretty normal. .packlist belongs to CPAN, .keep files prevent accidential deletion of important directories by portage

yes: anyone who knows this can add his own .packlist or .keep....

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PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2003 4:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Ok thanks!
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