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Load too high and many files including iptables missing: Is my server under attack?

My server was under heavy load around 400 and above. Here is the link of Server Fault question I was able to see the rm command and xargs running in top output, in which I was the one and only ...
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The more secure iptables script imaginable. Does one exist? [closed]

I plan on buying a server soon. I'd like the server to be as secure as possible, only having POP3, SMTP, SSH and HTTP open. I know how to write an iptables script to only allow those connections and ...
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hosts.deny not blocking ip addresses

I have the following in my /etc/hosts.deny file # # hosts.deny This file describes the names of the hosts which are # *not* allowed to use the local INET services, as decided # by the ...
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iptables: 0.0.38.69 ACCEPT?

Just looking at the firewall rules on a Debian Lenny box with "iptables -L". One entry is scaring me: ACCEPT all -- 0.0.38.69 anywhere ACCEPT all -- anywhere ...
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What is the ip range of EC2

I'd like to setup a rule to block ssh request from EC2 since I've been seeing a large amount of ssh based attack from there and was wondering if anyone knew what their IP ranges are. EDIT: Thank you ...