Re: /bin/login listening?

On 2007-07-29, Mathias Brodala <info@noctus.net> wrote:
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> Hi Douglas.
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> Douglas Allan Tutty, 29.07.2007 18:35:
>> Boot the box from something like the install CD, go to a shell, mount
>> your / partition ro, noexec.
>>=20
>> I think the install CD has md5sum installed. Run:
>> #md5sum /bin/login.
>>=20
>> On my i386, I get:
>>=20
>> 2ee32ff74e474c4d9fc9df6f1460980f /bin/login
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> You should also tell the exact version of the "login" package you are usi=
> ng.
> Otherwise this number is useless.
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> With 1:4.0.18.1-11 on i386 I get this:
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>> 004a41bb9196f1888bd89c2245910f46 /bin/login
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Which is just what I got too. I found an old Mepis CD, booted into that, mounted my / partition, ran md5sum on /bin/login, and out came the same answer, for the same version of /bin/login.

So I'm going to proceed as if I've been lucky, have not been rootkit-ed, and will continue on with hardening my laptop without reinstalling.

Thanks for your help!

Tyler

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