kernal update


# up2date -f kernel

Now reboot the server

# shutdown -r now



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Mount the backup Drive



First check to see if there are any drives mounted.

# df -h

You should get something simular to this if it isent mounted yet:




code:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
[root@localhost root]# df -h
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda2              37G  1.4G   33G   4% /
/dev/hda1             101M  7.7M   88M   9% /boot
none                  125M     0  125M   0% /dev/shm
[root@localhost root]#
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if it is mounted you will see something like this:




code:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-bash-2.05b# df -h
Filesystem            Size  Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda3              53G   31G   20G  62% /
/dev/hda1              99M   14M   80M  15% /boot
none                  248M     0  248M   0% /dev/shm
/dev/hdc3              53G   31G   20G  61% /mnt/old
-bash-2.05b#
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------



as you can see hdc3 is the old drive, and it is mounted as /mnt/old. Yours will be diffent  

possibly. But keep in mind you need to know the mount point for the backup drive for the  

following steps.



Lets mount if not already mounted.

# fdisk -l



check for additional drives, in this tutorial we will use /dev/hdc3.

# mount /dev/hdb3 /mnt/old

# mount /dev/hdc2 /mnt/old


now that the drive is mounted you can browse files like:


# ls /mnt/old/home


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Now would be a good time to change your password for root:

# passwd


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Updating software and restarting services

# /scripts/upcp

# /scripts/updatenow

# /scripts/sysup

# /scripts/fixeverything

# /scripts/exim4

# /scripts/easyapache

# /scripts/securetmp



Restarting services




# /scripts/restartsrv httpd

# /etc/rc.d/init.d/cpanel restart

# /scripts/restartsrv mysql

# /scripts/restartsrv named

# /scripts/restartsrv exim


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lets disable direct login and version 2 ssh

http://www.webhostgear.com/24.html

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email alert on rootssh

http://www.webhostgear.com/43.html

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Creating a Welcome message for SSH logins

http://www.webhostgear.com/26.html

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change ssh port#

Changing your ssh port will dramatically drop the amount of bruteforce attacks to your
server and i recommend a high port (be sure to add port to firewall once installed)

# pico -w /etc/ssh/sshd_config

find #Port 22

uncoment this line and change your port number to high port


restart ssh

# /etc/rc.d/init.d/sshd restart


****** important*******
do not close the shell you are in, open putty and make sure you can open a session to
new port # also try to open sesion to port 22, you should get a session error on 22



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How to Disable Telnet

http://www.webhostgear.com/74.html


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Install APF (Advanced Policy Firewall)

http://www.webhostgear.com/61.html


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Changing APF log for TDP/UDP drops

http://www.webhostgear.com/167.html

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install bfd

http://www.webhostgear.com/60.html

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chkrootkit

http://www.webhostgear.com/25.html

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Rkhunter Installation

http://www.webhostgear.com/141.html

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Sysctl.conf hardening

http://www.eth0.us/taxonomy/term/10

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Security by obscurity

http://www.eth0.us/obscurity

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Install lsm (linux socket monitor)



# cd ~/downloads

# wget http://rfxnetworks.com/downloads/lsm-current.tar.gz

# tar xvfz lsm-current.tar.gz

# cd lsm-0.6

# ./install.sh

you will see the following

.: LSM installed
Install path:    /usr/local/lsm
Config path:     /usr/local/lsm/conf.lsm
Executable path: /usr/local/sbin/lsm
LSM version 0.2
Copyright © 2004, R-fx Networks
             2004, Ryan MacDonald
This program may be freely redistributed under the terms of the GNU GPL

generated base comparison files


# pico -w /usr/local/lsm/conf.lsm


ctrl-w to find USER=\"root\" and change to USER=\"user@domain.com\"

# ctrl-x , y enter

# /usr/local/sbin/lsm -g


# /usr/local/sbin/lsm -c


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Many php exploit scritps use common *nix tools to download rootkits or backdoors. By simply  

chmod'ing the files so that no none-wheel or root user can use them we can eliminate many  

possible problems. The downside to doing this is that shell users will be inconvenienced by not  

being able to use the the commands below. If you run LES, which I would suggest, then you do not  

need to run the first group of chmods. If you get an error on the chmod 000 because a directory  

does not exist to not worry they are not on every server.


# chmod 750 /usr/bin/rcp
# chmod 750 /usr/bin/wget
# chmod 750 /usr/bin/lynx
# chmod 750 /usr/bin/links
# chmod 750 /usr/bin/scp

# chmod 000 /etc/httpd/proxy/
# chmod 000 /var/spool/samba/  
# chmod 000 /var/mail/vbox/



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also i would like to thank all the people who have prepared these how-to's as it does make a huge differance after being hacked a few times in the past