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Re: Script to System Check Integrity against Debian Package Repository



On Wed, Sep 18, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Török Edwin wrote:

> Why not just reinstall from a trusted source, then restore /etc, /home and /var from backups
> and audit the changes introduced by that only?

That is a slightly short-sighted way to do it; if you restore from
scratch without doing any forensics you won't know which methods your
attackers used and how you can defend yourself from them after you
have restored the system from scratch. Perhaps they will attack you
again soon afterwards.

-- 
bye,
pabs

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