Thanks to a group on LinkedIn where I belong I found this interesting article done in two parts by Angelo Fonzeca that i propose to you:
Introduction
Are you afraid that your system has been compromised by an unauthorized access?
Have you got discovered abnormal network activities and/or do you suspect that your system has been infected by trojans or rootkit?
Is this your nightmare? 😉
No problem, there are some solutions which help system administrators to check their servers, so they can be more serene about security of their machines.