Problem with crond process

Discussion in 'General' started by mesoto, Nov 15, 2010.

  1. mesoto

    mesoto New Member

    I use ISPConfig Version: 3.0.2.2 on ubuntu 8.04 2.6.24-28-server on vmware VPS hosting.

    My problem is in month ago i see in my netstat -tupan

    Code:
    tcp  0   1 xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:56021   72.47.252.146:7000      SYN_SENT  6096/crond
    or with ESTABLISHED status.

    When i block this IP 72.47.252.146, immediately i receive new connection from other IP.

    In my case i block /16 with

    Code:
    iptables -I INPUT -s 64.13.0.0/255.255.0.0 -j DROP
    How can i block this type of connection?
    Please help me.
     
    Last edited: Nov 17, 2010
  2. falko

    falko Super Moderator Howtoforge Staff

    What do you run on port 56021? Does that port have to be open to the outside world?
     
  3. mesoto

    mesoto New Member

    Good morning,

    This is my firewall configuration. I try to block several times different ip's. But after every block, after 20-30 sec i receive new connection. After that i try to block only port and again after 20-50 sec i receive on another port new connection from different ip. I don't have working application on this port but i still receive "SYN_SENT or ESTABLISHED 6096/crond".

    How can I investigate this ?
    I have configured fail2ban but there is nothing in log?

    In this moment status of connection is

    Code:
    tcp        0      1 hosting.xxxxx.or:38785 xowii.com:5823          SYN_SENT    6096/crond
    iptables.rules
    Code:
    -A INPUT -i lo -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -m state --state RELATED,ESTABLISHED -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 20 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 25 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p udp -m udp --dport 53 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 80 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 110 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 995 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 143 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 993 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 443 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 8080 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 21 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p udp -m udp --dport 21 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 953 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 10000 -j ACCEPT
    -A INPUT -i eth0 -p tcp -m tcp --dport 8989 -j ACCEPT
    
    ### BLOCK SUSPICIOUS IP LIST ###
    -A INPUT -s 212.39.83.0/255.255.255.0 -j DROP
    -A INPUT -s 205.186.0.0/255.255.0.0 -j DROP
    -A OUTPUT -d 205.186.0.0/255.255.0.0 -j DROP
    -A INPUT -s 64.13.252.0/255.255.255.0 -j DROP
    -A OUTPUT -d 64.13.252.0/255.255.255.0 -j DROP
    ### END OF SUSPICIOUS IP LIST ###
    
    -A INPUT -j DROP

    This is netstat -tap

    Code:
    netcat           netkit-ftp       net-snmp-config  netstat
    root@hosting:~# netstat -tap
    Active Internet connections (servers and established)
    Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address           Foreign Address         State       PID/Program name
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:10024 *:*                     LISTEN      5168/amavisd (maste
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:10025 *:*                     LISTEN      5808/master
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:mysql *:*                     LISTEN      26407/mysqld
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:11211 *:*                     LISTEN      12421/memcached
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:spamd *:*                     LISTEN      5315/spamd.pid
    tcp        0      0 *:ftp                   *:*                     LISTEN      25251/pure-ftpd (SE
    tcp        0      0 192.168.1.1:domain      *:*                     LISTEN      5111/named
    tcp        0      0 hosting.xxxxxx.o:domain *:*                     LISTEN      5111/named
    tcp        0      0 localhost.locald:domain *:*                     LISTEN      5111/named
    tcp        0      0 *:smtp                  *:*                     LISTEN      5808/master
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdoma:953 *:*                     LISTEN      5111/named
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:mysql localhost.localdo:55938 TIME_WAIT   -
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:55936 localhost.localdo:mysql TIME_WAIT   -
    tcp        0      1 hosting.xxxxxx.or:38785 xowii.com:5823          SYN_SENT    6096/crond
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:55930 localhost.localdo:mysql TIME_WAIT   -
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:55933 localhost.localdo:mysql TIME_WAIT   -
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:mysql localhost.localdo:46055 ESTABLISHED 26407/mysqld
    tcp        0      0 hosting.xxxxx.org:smtp 221.234.9.46:4737       ESTABLISHED 27484/smtpd
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:46055 localhost.localdo:mysql ESTABLISHED 20291/amavisd (ch1-
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:55931 localhost.localdo:mysql TIME_WAIT   -
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:55929 localhost.localdo:mysql TIME_WAIT   -
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:55934 localhost.localdo:mysql TIME_WAIT   -
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:55935 localhost.localdo:mysql TIME_WAIT   -
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:55932 localhost.localdo:mysql TIME_WAIT   -
    tcp        0      0 localhost.localdo:55937 localhost.localdo:mysql TIME_WAIT   -
    tcp6       0      0 [::]:imaps              [::]:*                  LISTEN      5700/couriertcpd
    tcp6       0      0 [::]:pop3s              [::]:*                  LISTEN      5734/couriertcpd
    tcp6       0      0 [::]:pop3               [::]:*                  LISTEN      5714/couriertcpd
    tcp6       0      0 [::]:imap2              [::]:*                  LISTEN      5680/couriertcpd
    tcp6       0      0 [::]:webcache           [::]:*                  LISTEN      789/apache2
    tcp6       0      0 [::]:www                [::]:*                  LISTEN      789/apache2
    tcp6       0      0 [::]:2929               [::]:*                  LISTEN      3021/sshd
    tcp6       0      0 [::]:tproxy             [::]:*                  LISTEN      789/apache2
    tcp6       0      0 [::]:ftp                [::]:*                  LISTEN      25251/pure-ftpd (SE
    tcp6       0      0 [::]:domain             [::]:*                  LISTEN      5111/named
    tcp6       0      0 ip6-localhost:953       [::]:*                  LISTEN      5111/named
    tcp6       0      0 [::]:https              [::]:*                  LISTEN      789/apache2
    
     
    Last edited: Nov 17, 2010
  4. falko

    falko Super Moderator Howtoforge Staff

    Did you run rkhunter and/or chkrootkit to find out if malware is installed on your system?
     
  5. mesoto

    mesoto New Member

    Hello again,

    First thank you for quick replay.

    I discovered this process is from my system to some kind of IRC.
    I search for some kind of chat or IRC plugin on my web sites and i didn't find any think.

    I try to kill -9 and process for now i kill it.. But i don't now for how long.

    I will install chkrootkit.

    After i run "chkrootkit"

    Can you give me suggestions about this ? I talk about this problem with my friends and they tell me about mod_security. How you think is it good idea to install mod_security with ispconfig3.

    Code:
    root@hosting:~# chkrootkit 
    ROOTDIR is `/'
    Checking `amd'... not found
    Checking `basename'... not infected
    Checking `biff'... not found
    Checking `chfn'... not infected
    Checking `chsh'... not infected
    Checking `cron'... not infected
    Checking `crontab'... not infected
    Checking `date'... not infected
    Checking `du'... not infected
    Checking `dirname'... not infected
    Checking `echo'... not infected
    Checking `egrep'... not infected
    Checking `env'... not infected
    Checking `find'... not infected
    Checking `fingerd'... not found
    Checking `gpm'... not found
    Checking `grep'... not infected
    Checking `hdparm'... not infected
    Checking `su'... not infected
    Checking `ifconfig'... not infected
    Checking `inetd'... not infected
    Checking `inetdconf'... not infected
    Checking `identd'... not found
    Checking `init'... not infected
    Checking `killall'... not infected
    Checking `ldsopreload'... not infected
    Checking `login'... not infected
    Checking `ls'... not infected
    Checking `lsof'... not infected
    Checking `mail'... not infected
    Checking `mingetty'... not found
    Checking `netstat'... not infected
    Checking `named'... not infected
    Checking `passwd'... not infected
    Checking `pidof'... not infected
    Checking `pop2'... not found
    Checking `pop3'... not found
    Checking `ps'... not infected
    Checking `pstree'... not infected
    Checking `rpcinfo'... not infected
    Checking `rlogind'... not found
    Checking `rshd'... not found
    Checking `slogin'... not infected
    Checking `sendmail'... not infected
    Checking `sshd'... not infected
    Checking `syslogd'... not infected
    Checking `tar'... not infected
    Checking `tcpd'... not infected
    Checking `tcpdump'... not infected
    Checking `top'... not infected
    Checking `telnetd'... not found
    Checking `timed'... not found
    Checking `traceroute'... not found
    Checking `vdir'... not infected
    Checking `w'... not infected
    Checking `write'... not infected
    Checking `aliens'... no suspect files
    Searching for sniffer's logs, it may take a while... nothing found
    Searching for HiDrootkit's default dir... nothing found
    Searching for t0rn's default files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for t0rn's v8 defaults... nothing found
    Searching for Lion Worm default files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for RSHA's default files and dir... nothing found
    Searching for RH-Sharpe's default files... nothing found
    Searching for Ambient's rootkit (ark) default files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for suspicious files and dirs, it may take a while... nothing found
    Searching for LPD Worm files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for Ramen Worm files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for Maniac files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for RK17 files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for Ducoci rootkit... nothing found
    Searching for Adore Worm... nothing found
    Searching for ShitC Worm... nothing found
    Searching for Omega Worm... nothing found
    Searching for Sadmind/IIS Worm... nothing found
    Searching for MonKit... nothing found
    Searching for Showtee... nothing found
    Searching for OpticKit... nothing found
    Searching for T.R.K... nothing found
    Searching for Mithra... nothing found
    Searching for OBSD rk v1... nothing found
    Searching for LOC rootkit... nothing found
    Searching for Romanian rootkit... nothing found
    Searching for Suckit rootkit... nothing found
    Searching for Volc rootkit... nothing found
    Searching for Gold2 rootkit... nothing found
    Searching for TC2 Worm default files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for Anonoying rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for ZK rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for ShKit rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for AjaKit rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for zaRwT rootkit default files and dirs... nothing found
    Searching for Madalin rootkit default files... nothing found
    Searching for Fu rootkit default files... nothing found
    Searching for ESRK rootkit default files... nothing found
    Searching for rootedoor... nothing found
    Searching for ENYELKM rootkit default files... nothing found
    Searching for anomalies in shell history files... Warning: `//root/.mysql_history' file size is zero
    Checking `asp'... not infected
    Checking `bindshell'... not infected
    Checking `lkm'... chkproc: nothing detected
    Checking `rexedcs'... not found
    Checking `sniffer'... lo: not promisc and no packet sniffer sockets
    eth0: not promisc and no packet sniffer sockets
    eth1: not promisc and no packet sniffer sockets
    Checking `w55808'... not infected
    Checking `wted'... chkwtmp: nothing deleted
    Checking `scalper'... not infected
    Checking `slapper'... not infected
    Checking `z2'... chklastlog: nothing deleted
    

    Code:
    root@hosting:~# rkhunter -c -x
    [ Rootkit Hunter version 1.3.0 ]
    
    Checking system commands...
    
      Performing 'strings' command checks
        Checking 'strings' command                               [ OK ]
    
      Performing 'shared libraries' checks
        Checking for preloading variables                        [ None found ]
        Checking for preload file                                [ Not found ]
        Checking LD_LIBRARY_PATH variable                        [ Not found ]
    
      Performing file properties checks
        Checking for prerequisites                               [ OK ]
        /bin/bash                                                [ OK ]
        /bin/cat                                                 [ OK ]
        /bin/chmod                                               [ OK ]
        /bin/chown                                               [ OK ]
        /bin/cp                                                  [ OK ]
        /bin/date                                                [ OK ]
        /bin/df                                                  [ OK ]
        /bin/dmesg                                               [ OK ]
        /bin/echo                                                [ OK ]
        /bin/ed                                                  [ OK ]
        /bin/egrep                                               [ OK ]
        /bin/fgrep                                               [ OK ]
        /bin/grep                                                [ OK ]
        /bin/ip                                                  [ OK ]
        /bin/kill                                                [ OK ]
        /bin/login                                               [ OK ]
        /bin/ls                                                  [ OK ]
        /bin/lsmod                                               [ OK ]
        /bin/mktemp                                              [ OK ]
        /bin/more                                                [ OK ]
        /bin/mount                                               [ OK ]
        /bin/mv                                                  [ OK ]
        /bin/netstat                                             [ OK ]
        /bin/ps                                                  [ OK ]
        /bin/pwd                                                 [ OK ]
        /bin/readlink                                            [ OK ]
        /bin/sed                                                 [ OK ]
        /bin/sh                                                  [ OK ]
        /bin/su                                                  [ OK ]
        /bin/touch                                               [ OK ]
        /bin/uname                                               [ OK ]
        /bin/which                                               [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/awk                                             [ Warning ] I think this is OK but who knows.
        /usr/bin/basename                                        [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/chattr                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/curl                                            [ Warning ]
        /usr/bin/cut                                             [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/diff                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/dirname                                         [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/dpkg                                            [ Warning ] 
        /usr/bin/dpkg-query                                      [ Warning ]
        /usr/bin/du                                              [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/env                                             [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/file                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/find                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/GET                                             [ Warning ] I think this is standard perl module. (I think )
        /usr/bin/groups                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/head                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/id                                              [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/killall                                         [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/last                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/lastlog                                         [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/ldd                                             [ Warning ] I think this is ok too.
        /usr/bin/less                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/locate                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/logger                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/lsattr                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/lsof                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/mail                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/md5sum                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/mlocate                                         [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/newgrp                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/passwd                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/perl                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/pstree                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/rkhunter                                        [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/runcon                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/sha1sum                                         [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/size                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/sort                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/stat                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/strace                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/strings                                         [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/sudo                                            [ Warning ] Why is with warning marker ?
        /usr/bin/tail                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/test                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/top                                             [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/touch                                           [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/tr                                              [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/uniq                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/users                                           [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/vmstat                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/w                                               [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/watch                                           [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/wc                                              [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/wget                                            [ Warning ]
        /usr/bin/whatis                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/whereis                                         [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/which                                           [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/who                                             [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/whoami                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/bin/gawk                                            [ Warning ] I think this is OK may be. 
        /usr/bin/lwp-request                                     [ Warning ] and this 
        /usr/bin/w.procps                                        [ OK ]
        /sbin/depmod                                             [ OK ]
        /sbin/ifconfig                                           [ OK ]
        /sbin/ifdown                                             [ OK ]
        /sbin/ifup                                               [ OK ]
        /sbin/init                                               [ OK ]
        /sbin/insmod                                             [ OK ]
        /sbin/ip                                                 [ OK ]
        /sbin/lsmod                                              [ OK ]
        /sbin/modinfo                                            [ OK ]
        /sbin/modprobe                                           [ OK ]
        /sbin/rmmod                                              [ OK ]
        /sbin/runlevel                                           [ OK ]
        /sbin/sulogin                                            [ OK ]
        /sbin/sysctl                                             [ OK ]
        /sbin/syslogd                                            [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/adduser                                        [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/chroot                                         [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/cron                                           [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/groupadd                                       [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/groupdel                                       [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/groupmod                                       [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/grpck                                          [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/nologin                                        [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/pwck                                           [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/tcpd                                           [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/unhide                                         [ Warning ] I cant find any info about this packet, but people says is OK
        /usr/sbin/useradd                                        [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/userdel                                        [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/usermod                                        [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/vipw                                           [ OK ]
        /usr/sbin/unhide-linux26                                 [ Warning ] this too
    
    I cant find information about "/usr/bin/gawk" did you have any idea ?

    Code:
    Performing filesystem checks
        Checking /dev for suspicious file types                  [ None found ]
        Checking for hidden files and directories                [ Warning ]
    
    
    I check about this:
    Code:
    root@hosting:/dev# cd .
    ./                ../               .initramfs/       .initramfs-tools  .static/          .udev/            
    root@hosting:/dev# cd .
     
    Last edited: Nov 18, 2010

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