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I know this sounds a bit odd. But I have been having hacking done on my computer and I am locked out of my "su" user now for some reason. My computer cpu is running abnormally high and I think there may be a server placed on my computer..call me paranoid. How can I tell if there is any server or high usage program put on my computer. I am a newbie in ubuntu so thanks for your understanding. :)



Ps I ran netstat as suggested in an ubuntu post..cant make heads or tails of it..










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    If you think someone else has your root password, then delete everything and reinstall now.
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    What do you mean by "I have been having hacking done on my computer?" If you are wondering if your system has been compromised, then now is the WRONG time to try to learn the skills. Follow @terdon's advice right now.
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I know this sounds a bit odd. But I have been having hacking done on my computer and I am locked out of my "su" user now for some reason. My computer cpu is running abnormally high and I think there may be a server placed on my computer..call me paranoid. How can I tell if there is any server or high usage program put on my computer. I am a newbie in ubuntu so thanks for your understanding. :)



Ps I ran netstat as suggested in an ubuntu post..cant make heads or tails of it..










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    If you think someone else has your root password, then delete everything and reinstall now.
    – terdon
    Nov 29 at 13:30






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    What do you mean by "I have been having hacking done on my computer?" If you are wondering if your system has been compromised, then now is the WRONG time to try to learn the skills. Follow @terdon's advice right now.
    – user535733
    Nov 29 at 13:39













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I know this sounds a bit odd. But I have been having hacking done on my computer and I am locked out of my "su" user now for some reason. My computer cpu is running abnormally high and I think there may be a server placed on my computer..call me paranoid. How can I tell if there is any server or high usage program put on my computer. I am a newbie in ubuntu so thanks for your understanding. :)



Ps I ran netstat as suggested in an ubuntu post..cant make heads or tails of it..










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I know this sounds a bit odd. But I have been having hacking done on my computer and I am locked out of my "su" user now for some reason. My computer cpu is running abnormally high and I think there may be a server placed on my computer..call me paranoid. How can I tell if there is any server or high usage program put on my computer. I am a newbie in ubuntu so thanks for your understanding. :)



Ps I ran netstat as suggested in an ubuntu post..cant make heads or tails of it..







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    If you think someone else has your root password, then delete everything and reinstall now.
    – terdon
    Nov 29 at 13:30






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    What do you mean by "I have been having hacking done on my computer?" If you are wondering if your system has been compromised, then now is the WRONG time to try to learn the skills. Follow @terdon's advice right now.
    – user535733
    Nov 29 at 13:39














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    If you think someone else has your root password, then delete everything and reinstall now.
    – terdon
    Nov 29 at 13:30






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    What do you mean by "I have been having hacking done on my computer?" If you are wondering if your system has been compromised, then now is the WRONG time to try to learn the skills. Follow @terdon's advice right now.
    – user535733
    Nov 29 at 13:39








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If you think someone else has your root password, then delete everything and reinstall now.
– terdon
Nov 29 at 13:30




If you think someone else has your root password, then delete everything and reinstall now.
– terdon
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What do you mean by "I have been having hacking done on my computer?" If you are wondering if your system has been compromised, then now is the WRONG time to try to learn the skills. Follow @terdon's advice right now.
– user535733
Nov 29 at 13:39




What do you mean by "I have been having hacking done on my computer?" If you are wondering if your system has been compromised, then now is the WRONG time to try to learn the skills. Follow @terdon's advice right now.
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top should allow you to see processes currently running and you can order them by cpu / memory usage.




  • run top


  • press z and then x to see current sort column highlighted


  • press > to navigate to CPU column



now you have processes ordered by CPU usage, see if there's anything suspicious






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    If you believe that your system has been compromised:




    1. Take it offline RIGHT NOW.

    2. If you are a skilled user, and wish to conduct a detailed forensic investigation at leisure, then clone the drive.

    3. Do a clean-install of Ubuntu. Format the disk - delete everything and start fresh.

    4. Restore your data from backups taken before the suspected intrusion occurred.






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      top should allow you to see processes currently running and you can order them by cpu / memory usage.




      • run top


      • press z and then x to see current sort column highlighted


      • press > to navigate to CPU column



      now you have processes ordered by CPU usage, see if there's anything suspicious






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        top should allow you to see processes currently running and you can order them by cpu / memory usage.




        • run top


        • press z and then x to see current sort column highlighted


        • press > to navigate to CPU column



        now you have processes ordered by CPU usage, see if there's anything suspicious






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          top should allow you to see processes currently running and you can order them by cpu / memory usage.




          • run top


          • press z and then x to see current sort column highlighted


          • press > to navigate to CPU column



          now you have processes ordered by CPU usage, see if there's anything suspicious






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          top should allow you to see processes currently running and you can order them by cpu / memory usage.




          • run top


          • press z and then x to see current sort column highlighted


          • press > to navigate to CPU column



          now you have processes ordered by CPU usage, see if there's anything suspicious







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              If you believe that your system has been compromised:




              1. Take it offline RIGHT NOW.

              2. If you are a skilled user, and wish to conduct a detailed forensic investigation at leisure, then clone the drive.

              3. Do a clean-install of Ubuntu. Format the disk - delete everything and start fresh.

              4. Restore your data from backups taken before the suspected intrusion occurred.






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                If you believe that your system has been compromised:




                1. Take it offline RIGHT NOW.

                2. If you are a skilled user, and wish to conduct a detailed forensic investigation at leisure, then clone the drive.

                3. Do a clean-install of Ubuntu. Format the disk - delete everything and start fresh.

                4. Restore your data from backups taken before the suspected intrusion occurred.






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                  If you believe that your system has been compromised:




                  1. Take it offline RIGHT NOW.

                  2. If you are a skilled user, and wish to conduct a detailed forensic investigation at leisure, then clone the drive.

                  3. Do a clean-install of Ubuntu. Format the disk - delete everything and start fresh.

                  4. Restore your data from backups taken before the suspected intrusion occurred.






                  share|improve this answer












                  If you believe that your system has been compromised:




                  1. Take it offline RIGHT NOW.

                  2. If you are a skilled user, and wish to conduct a detailed forensic investigation at leisure, then clone the drive.

                  3. Do a clean-install of Ubuntu. Format the disk - delete everything and start fresh.

                  4. Restore your data from backups taken before the suspected intrusion occurred.







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