Re: Am I paranoid?

["John W. Foster" <jfoster81747@gmail.com>]

On Mon, 2014-02-24 at 16:17 +0100, ha wrote: 
> FYI, this was a log entry that caught my attention:
> 
> vmusr[3785]: [ warning] [vmtoolsd] The vmusr service needs to run inside 
> a virtual machine.
> 
> 
> ... And I repeat once again: This is not a virtual machine and I did not 
> install any VM software.
> 
Check to see if you have any new users or groups added to your system
that look suspicious. The log entry for vmuser indicates that someone is
or has tried to use your system as a vmuser. I use this type of login on
an OpenVZ system that I use on a remote host. That may give you some
insite.
john