[PLUG] Got hacked last night - HELP!

[Galen Seitz]

Russ Johnson <russj at dimstar.net> wrote:

> Paul Johnson wrote:
> 
> >So you've got a live CD that isn't going to use the kernel or binaries
> >on the hard disk?
> >
> As a matter of fact, yes. The Mandrake CDs have a rescue mode that
> runs completely from the CD. Then, specifying the path will ensure
> that the binaries are running from the CD.
> 
ditto for redhat

> Not saying this is the correct thing to do, but it's possible.
> 
> I'd probably just get the data I needed off the drive and nuke and
> repave anyway. Otherwise, it's a long row to hoe and rebuilding the
> system is usually faster.

Agreed.  It wouldn't be easy.  "Learning experience" is probably the
proper phrase.

galen