Hackers are unstoppable!

Webmaster mailist at toolz.com
Sun Aug 28 21:43:51 UTC 2005


We have not been able to determine how a hacker was eble to crack one of 
our hosts
and deposit binaries on all the hosts in our network (all hosts are FC3).

A tripwire report shows the following binaries as being modified.  We 
think this is part
of "ethereal," an IP packet sniffer.  Because so many files have been 
modifed (these are just
the ones in /usr/bin), we decided to wipe the system and install FC4.  
chkrootkit.0.45 sometimes
reports that an LKM trojan has been installed, but it does not report a 
problem each time it is
invoked.

This would be a hack to watch out for, as a sniffer on a web host may 
have been put there presumably to capture data in submitted forms (like 
credit card numbers).

Suggestions as how to prevent this sort of thing would be entertained!  
We've already done the
usual things like disallow telnet, use the soft firewall that comes with 
FC3, no anonymous FTP,
no known bad php apps (like phpBB).

Modified:
"/usr/bin"
"/usr/bin/411toppm"
"/usr/bin/asciitopgm"
"/usr/bin/atktopbm"
"/usr/bin/bioradtopgm"
"/usr/bin/bmptopnm"
"/usr/bin/brushtopbm"
"/usr/bin/cameratopam"
"/usr/bin/cmuwmtopbm"
"/usr/bin/ddbugtopbm"
"/usr/bin/escp2topbm"
"/usr/bin/eyuvtoppm"
"/usr/bin/fiascotopnm"
"/usr/bin/fitstopnm"
"/usr/bin/fstopgm"
"/usr/bin/g3topbm"
"/usr/bin/gemtopnm"
"/usr/bin/giftopnm"
"/usr/bin/gouldtoppm"
"/usr/bin/hdifftopam"
"/usr/bin/hipstopgm"
"/usr/bin/icontopbm"
"/usr/bin/ilbmtoppm"
"/usr/bin/imgtoppm"
"/usr/bin/infotopam"
"/usr/bin/jbigtopnm"
"/usr/bin/jpeg2ktopam"
"/usr/bin/jpegtopnm"
"/usr/bin/leaftoppm"
"/usr/bin/lispmtopgm"
"/usr/bin/macptopbm"
"/usr/bin/mdatopbm"
"/usr/bin/mgrtopbm"
"/usr/bin/mrftopbm"
"/usr/bin/mtvtoppm"
"/usr/bin/neotoppm"
"/usr/bin/palmtopnm"
"/usr/bin/pamarith"
"/usr/bin/pamchannel"
"/usr/bin/pamcomp"
"/usr/bin/pamcut"
"/usr/bin/pamdeinterlace"
"/usr/bin/pamdice"
"/usr/bin/pamditherbw"
"/usr/bin/pamedge"
"/usr/bin/pamendian"
"/usr/bin/pamenlarge"
"/usr/bin/pamfile"
"/usr/bin/pamflip"
"/usr/bin/pamfunc"
"/usr/bin/pamgauss"
"/usr/bin/pamlookup"
"/usr/bin/pammasksharpen"
"/usr/bin/pamoil"
"/usr/bin/pamperspective"
"/usr/bin/pampop9"
"/usr/bin/pamscale"
"/usr/bin/pamseq"
"/usr/bin/pamsharpmap"
"/usr/bin/pamsharpness"
"/usr/bin/pamslice"
"/usr/bin/pamstack"
"/usr/bin/pamstereogram"
"/usr/bin/pamstretch"
"/usr/bin/pamsumm"
"/usr/bin/pamsummcol"
"/usr/bin/pamtodjvurle"
"/usr/bin/pamtohdiff"
"/usr/bin/pamtohtmltbl"
"/usr/bin/pamtojpeg2k"
"/usr/bin/pamtopfm"
"/usr/bin/pamtopnm"
"/usr/bin/pamtotga"
"/usr/bin/pamtouil"
"/usr/bin/pbmclean"
"/usr/bin/pbmlife"
"/usr/bin/pbmmake"
"/usr/bin/pbmmask"
"/usr/bin/pbmpage"
"/usr/bin/pbmpscale"
"/usr/bin/pbmreduce"
"/usr/bin/pbmtext"
"/usr/bin/pbmtextps"
"/usr/bin/pbmto10x"
"/usr/bin/pbmto4425"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoascii"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoatk"
"/usr/bin/pbmtobbnbg"
"/usr/bin/pbmtocmuwm"
"/usr/bin/pbmtodjvurle"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoepsi"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoepson"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoescp2"
"/usr/bin/pbmtog3"
"/usr/bin/pbmtogem"
"/usr/bin/pbmtogo"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoibm23xx"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoicon"
"/usr/bin/pbmtolj"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoln03"
"/usr/bin/pbmtolps"
"/usr/bin/pbmtomacp"
"/usr/bin/pbmtomatrixorbital"
"/usr/bin/pbmtomda"
"/usr/bin/pbmtomgr"
"/usr/bin/pbmtomrf"
"/usr/bin/pbmtonokia"
"/usr/bin/pbmtopgm"
"/usr/bin/pbmtopi3"
"/usr/bin/pbmtopk"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoplot"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoppa"
"/usr/bin/pbmtopsg3"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoptx"
"/usr/bin/pbmtowbmp"
"/usr/bin/pbmtox10bm"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoxbm"
"/usr/bin/pbmtoybm"
"/usr/bin/pbmtozinc"
"/usr/bin/pbmupc"
"/usr/bin/pc1toppm"
"/usr/bin/pcxtoppm"
"/usr/bin/pfmtopam"
"/usr/bin/pgmabel"
"/usr/bin/pgmbentley"
"/usr/bin/pgmcrater"
"/usr/bin/pgmenhance"
"/usr/bin/pgmhist"
"/usr/bin/pgmkernel"
"/usr/bin/pgmminkowski"
"/usr/bin/pgmmorphconv"
"/usr/bin/pgmnoise"
"/usr/bin/pgmramp"
"/usr/bin/pgmtexture"
"/usr/bin/pgmtofs"
"/usr/bin/pgmtolispm"
"/usr/bin/pgmtopbm"
"/usr/bin/pgmtopgm"
"/usr/bin/pgmtoppm"
"/usr/bin/pi1toppm"
"/usr/bin/pi3topbm"
"/usr/bin/pjtoppm"
"/usr/bin/pktopbm"
"/usr/bin/pngtopnm"
"/usr/bin/pnmalias"
"/usr/bin/pnmcat"
"/usr/bin/pnmcolormap"
"/usr/bin/pnmcomp"
"/usr/bin/pnmconvol"
"/usr/bin/pnmcrop"
"/usr/bin/pnmcut"
"/usr/bin/pnmdepth"
"/usr/bin/pnmgamma"
"/usr/bin/pnmhisteq"
"/usr/bin/pnmhistmap"
"/usr/bin/pnmindex"
"/usr/bin/pnminvert"
"/usr/bin/pnmmontage"
"/usr/bin/pnmnlfilt"
"/usr/bin/pnmnorm"
"/usr/bin/pnmpad"
"/usr/bin/pnmpaste"
"/usr/bin/pnmpsnr"
"/usr/bin/pnmremap"
"/usr/bin/pnmrotate"
"/usr/bin/pnmscale"
"/usr/bin/pnmscalefixed"
"/usr/bin/pnmshear"
"/usr/bin/pnmsmooth"
"/usr/bin/pnmsplit"
"/usr/bin/pnmstitch"
"/usr/bin/pnmtile"
"/usr/bin/pnmtoddif"
"/usr/bin/pnmtofiasco"
"/usr/bin/pnmtofits"
"/usr/bin/pnmtojbig"
"/usr/bin/pnmtojpeg"
"/usr/bin/pnmtopalm"
"/usr/bin/pnmtopclxl"
"/usr/bin/pnmtopng"
"/usr/bin/pnmtops"
"/usr/bin/pnmtorast"
"/usr/bin/pnmtorle"
"/usr/bin/pnmtosgi"
"/usr/bin/pnmtosir"
"/usr/bin/pnmtotiff"
"/usr/bin/pnmtotiffcmyk"
"/usr/bin/pnmtoxwd"
"/usr/bin/ppm3d"
"/usr/bin/ppmbrighten"
"/usr/bin/ppmchange"
"/usr/bin/ppmcie"
"/usr/bin/ppmcolormask"
"/usr/bin/ppmcolors"
"/usr/bin/ppmdim"
"/usr/bin/ppmdist"
"/usr/bin/ppmdither"
"/usr/bin/ppmflash"
"/usr/bin/ppmforge"
"/usr/bin/ppmglobe"
"/usr/bin/ppmhist"
"/usr/bin/ppmlabel"
"/usr/bin/ppmmake"
"/usr/bin/ppmmix"
"/usr/bin/ppmntsc"
"/usr/bin/ppmpat"
"/usr/bin/ppmrelief"
"/usr/bin/ppmrough"
"/usr/bin/ppmshift"
"/usr/bin/ppmspread"
"/usr/bin/ppmtoacad"
"/usr/bin/ppmtoarbtxt"
"/usr/bin/ppmtobmp"
"/usr/bin/ppmtoeyuv"
"/usr/bin/ppmtogif"
"/usr/bin/ppmtoicr"
"/usr/bin/ppmtoilbm"
"/usr/bin/ppmtoleaf"
"/usr/bin/ppmtolj"
"/usr/bin/ppmtomitsu"
"/usr/bin/ppmtompeg"
"/usr/bin/ppmtoneo"
"/usr/bin/ppmtopcx"
"/usr/bin/ppmtopgm"
"/usr/bin/ppmtopi1"
"/usr/bin/ppmtopict"
"/usr/bin/ppmtopj"
"/usr/bin/ppmtopjxl"
"/usr/bin/ppmtoppm"
"/usr/bin/ppmtopuzz"
"/usr/bin/ppmtorgb3"
"/usr/bin/ppmtosixel"
"/usr/bin/ppmtoterm"
"/usr/bin/ppmtowinicon"
"/usr/bin/ppmtoxpm"
"/usr/bin/ppmtoyuv"
"/usr/bin/ppmtoyuvsplit"
"/usr/bin/ppmtv"
"/usr/bin/ppmwheel"
"/usr/bin/psidtopgm"
"/usr/bin/pstopnm"
"/usr/bin/qrttoppm"
"/usr/bin/rasttopnm"
"/usr/bin/rawtopgm"
"/usr/bin/rawtoppm"
"/usr/bin/rgb3toppm"
"/usr/bin/rletopnm"
"/usr/bin/sbigtopgm"
"/usr/bin/sgitopnm"
"/usr/bin/sirtopnm"
"/usr/bin/sldtoppm"
"/usr/bin/spctoppm"
"/usr/bin/spottopgm"
"/usr/bin/sputoppm"
"/usr/bin/tgatoppm"
"/usr/bin/thinkjettopbm"
"/usr/bin/tifftopnm"
"/usr/bin/wbmptopbm"
"/usr/bin/winicontoppm"
"/usr/bin/xbmtopbm"
"/usr/bin/ximtoppm"
"/usr/bin/xpmtoppm"
"/usr/bin/xvminitoppm"
"/usr/bin/xwdtopnm"
"/usr/bin/ybmtopbm"
"/usr/bin/yuvsplittoppm"
"/usr/bin/yuvtoppm"
"/usr/bin/zeisstopnm"




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