[ale] something is eating my cpu?!

[danscox at mindspring.com (Danny Cox)]

Sean,

On Fri, 2003-06-27 at 23:07, Sean Kilpatrick wrote:
> I could use a little help.
> Running RH 9.0; Something has suddenly started eating up my
> CPU cycles. But when I run top, this is what I see, which makes
> no sense at all:

	Well, this is my paranoid streak showing up, but if you've been
cracked, the rootkit may be hiding whatever it's doing under the guise
of 'top'.

	I don't really have any rootkit experience, it's just possible.

	Remember, if they really ARE out to get you, paranoia is Just Good
Thinking ;-).

-- 
kernel, n.: A part of an operating system that preserves the
medieval traditions of sorcery and black art.

Danny

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