Tim Hardy wrote:
If you're really worried you could install and run chkrootkit to see if there's anything lurking on your machine that shouldn't be there but I'm sure you'll find nothing and that there's an innocent explanation for all this.Sorry I can't help more.
Before I unleash a beast such as this on my machine. Can you tell me what chrootkit does/does not do? Mainly -- what are the chances of creating problems...