[GLLUG] Ebay phishers use Linux botnets

Jim Fick jfick at mphi.org
Fri Oct 19 08:12:26 EDT 2007


I think that this would be a great series.

James A. Fick, Jr
Michigan Public Health Inst.
IT Systems & Security Manager
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Okemos, MI 48864
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-user-bounces at egr.msu.edu [mailto:linux-user-
> bounces at egr.msu.edu] On Behalf Of Chick Tower
> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2007 10:21 PM
> To: Stanley C. Mortel
> Cc: linux-user at egr.msu.edu
> Subject: Re: [GLLUG] Ebay phishers use Linux botnets
> 
> I think that would be a great series of topics, Stan.  What threats
> exist, what to use to protect yourself, what to look for in log files
> to
> see what attempts are being made, and how to tell if they were
> successful.
> 
>                                 Chick
> 
> 
> Stanley C. Mortel wrote:
> > It is an interesting article to read and I think a good starting
> point
> > for a series of GLLUG meeting topics.  What do you all think about
> > having a few meetings focused on practical aspects of securing Linux
> > boxes?  In particular, I'd like to find out about tools to detect
> > rootkits on my Linux systems.  I have such tools for the Windows
> boxes,
> > but not Linux.
> 
> 
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