RE: extra .. folder in /dev
On 01-Sep-2000 Wesley A. Wannemacher wrote:
>
> drwxr-xr-x 7 root root 34816 Sep 1 14:27 .
> drwxr-xr-x 20 root root 1024 Sep 1 14:34 ..
> drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 1024 Jul 15 11:22 ..
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 26450 Apr 17 1999 MAKEDEV
> -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 1598 Apr 19 1999 MAKEDEV.ibcs
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 4 Jun 11 1999 X0R -> null
> lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 8 Jun 11 1999 arp -> inet/arp
> crw-rw-r-- 1 root root 10, 3 May 5 1998 atibm
> crw-r--r-- 1 root sys 14, 4 Apr 17 1999 audio
>
> Why is there an extra '..'? There was also a
> '...', but I have deleted it. How should I go
> about deleting the extra '..'? I am kinda new,
> so any help is appreciated, I can post any other
> information needed.
Isn't that a trick used by crackers to avoid detection?
One of those ".." probably has a space behind it, like this:
".. "
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Andrew
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