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woflux
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 Posted: Thu 27 Dec 2012, 07:49 Post subject:
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Hello, running htop I have seen the process /bin/sh /usr/bin/xwin is it safe ? what is it for ?
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Flash
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Location: Arizona USA
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There is an Xwindows which is the GUI for the actual kernel, or at least that's how I think of it. Maybe that's this process.
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Keef
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Location: Staffordshire
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It is what gets X up and running. If you exit X (to the console), you need type xwin to return to X. If you kill xwin, you will kill X.
That's a simplified explanation, but basically if you like your GUI, xwin is a good thing.
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postfs1
Joined: 27 Mar 2010
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| Posted: Fri 28 Dec 2012, 09:00 Post subject:
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| woflux wrote: | Hello, running htop I have seen the process /bin/sh /usr/bin/xwin is it safe ? what is it for ?
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SOURCE: /usr/bin/xwin
1) #Puppy 0.8.4 no need for startx script...
2)#0.9.9 enables to start a specific w.m. from commandline...
3)#v3.90 expanded to auto run best video mode...
If the external network is closed for ROOT then what...
as for QUIRKY LINUX 1.40 then there are such a products:
1)built-in BUSYBOX which is with such a built-in programs as:
nc, telnet, ...
2)web browser which requires an active connection if there is a need to use different Internet pages
3)by default: small list of technologies which can be in use at protecting the user's login by password
======={ COMMAND: passwd --help }=======
Options:
-a Algorithm to use for password (des, md5)
^^^^^^^{ COMMAND: passwd --help }^^^^^^^
4)Absence in IPTABLES of such an option as BLOCK PARTICULAR APPLICATION
Instead of use of XWIN some user has the following variant:
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xinit /usr/bin/jwm -- :0
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woflux
Joined: 11 Sep 2012
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Thanks 
Is it possible for a malicious program to hide itself from ps, htop etc.. ?
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amigo
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"malicious program to hide itself" -Yes, kernel rootkits are especially built for that.
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Karl Godt
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amigo, can a kernel rootkit be built for the current running kernel, if the DOTconfig is not available ?
The running kernel might be obtained by some uname -r command . Is such a rootkit a separate kernel driver then ?
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