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Checking if computer is compromised?

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Mar 15, 2026267 views

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I run Ubuntu 9.04 and was recently told by my university that my computer is massively port scanning the network. I am interesting in learning more about figuring out what is happening to stop it, but I am lost at where to begin. What steps should I take (or files to look at) to figure out what is …

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Use a network sniffer like Wireshark to see what kind of traffic is send over your network interface?

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