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• How To Test Your Linux-Distro Firewall

  Author: kanenas.net • Tags: security • Comments: 7

  How To Test Your Linux-Distro Firewall Recently, I wrote an article about how to scan your Linux-Distro for Root Kits. Now that the machine is clean. I think, a good thing to do is to test my Firewall. The good news is that we can use the free tool FTester. The bad news is that FTester needs to be configured right... So... Let's get to work !

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• How to scan your Linux-Distro for Root Kits

  Author: kanenas.net • Tags: security • Comments: 12

  How to scan your Linux-Distro for Root Kits Do you suspect that you have a compromised system ? Check now for root kits that the intruder may have installed !!! So... What in the hell is a root kit ??? A root kit is a collection of programs that intruders often install after they have compromised the root account of a system. These programs will help the intruders clean up their tracks, as well as provide access back into the system. Root kits will sometimes leave processes running so that the intruder can come back easily and without the system administrator's knowledge !

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