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Finding warez to save wasted space on your server.

If you are in the shared hosting business you know that servers may contain warez or other copyright content stored in client accounts. This data is sometimes uploaded by users and sometimes uploaded by people exploiting one of your client’s scripts or weak passwords. Here is a simple command to find such data so you can investigate.

find . -iname *.avi -or -iname *.mpg -or -iname *.mpeg -or -iname *.mov -or -iname *.mp3 -or -iname *.cue -or -iname *.bin -or -iname *.iso -or -iname *.rar -or -iname *.exe -or -iname *.zip -or -iname *.arj -or -iname *.r00 -or -iname *.tar -or -iname *.nrg -or -iname *.wmv -or -iname *.ogg -or -iname *.qt -or -iname *.001 -or -iname *.ace -or -iname *.par -or -iname *.par2 -or -iname *.nfo -or -iname *.img -or -iname *.nzb > warez.txt

The command may take a long time to finish running. Grab some coffee and take care of other business in the mean time. Once the task is done take a look at warez.txt and see what’s eating up your space. Notify the clients that their accounts may be compromised or are being used to store copyright materials and reclaim your space.