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Have I been breached...?
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datachump
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Sep 7, 2008, 07:30 PM
 
Hi everyone.

So I'm running Disk Utility on my 10.5.4 iMac G4 system this afternoon and repairing my permissions and this completes successfully, but I got a couple lines in the message window that concerned me a little and was wondering if anyone might shed a little light in my direction. Does this sound like someone might have hacked any of the guts inside some of these apps? Please see below. Forgive me if the answer is obvious. Thanks in advance for any help!

Warning: SUID file "Applications/System Preferences.app/Contents/Resources/installAssistant" has been modified and will not be repaired.

Warning: SUID file "Applications/Utilities/ODBC Administrator.app/Contents/Resources/iodbcadmintool" has been modified and will not be repaired.

Warning: SUID file "Applications/Utilities/Activity Monitor.app/Contents/Resources/pmTool" has been modified and will not be repaired.

Warning: SUID file "Applications/Utilities/Keychain Access.app/Contents/Resources/kcproxy" has been modified and will not be repaired.
     
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Sep 7, 2008, 07:35 PM
 
http://support.apple.com/kb/TS1448?viewlocale=en_US
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You can safely ignore these messages. They are accurate but not a cause for concern.
     
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Sep 7, 2008, 07:46 PM
 
Thanks, Crabby! Nothing like some peace o' mind...
     
   
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