[ubuntu-za] My Ubuntu 9.10 has been hacked. Need help

[Raoul Snyman]

On Tue, 6 Jul 2010 13:13:35 +0200, Jason Plank wrote:
> Ubuntu has been hacked. Whoever it is periodically takes control of the
> mouse and draws pictures in flames, browses network, opens and messes
with
> applications and leaves messages in text files, so it's pretty much a
given
> that Ubuntu has been hacked.

This description makes me pretty positive that someone is playing a trick
on you... Have you got something like VNC installed?

Also, open a terminal, and type the following:

  ps -ef > ps.txt

and then e-mail ps.txt to the list.

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