small bit from /var/log/messages:

Nov 6 19:57:45 blue login[31450]: FAILED LOGIN 3 FROM 193.123.219.X FOR
iris, User not known to the underlying authentication module
Nov 6 19:57:47 blue PAM_pwdb[31450]: check pass; user unknown
Nov 6 19:57:48 blue login[31450]: FAILED LOGIN SESSION FROM 193.123.219.X
FOR gerd, User not known to the underlying authentication module
Nov 6 19:57:53 blue telnetd[31452]: ttloop: peer died: EOF
Nov 6 19:57:53 blue inetd[497]: pid 31452: exit status 1
Nov 6 19:58:01 blue PAM_pwdb[31454]: check pass; user unknown
Nov 6 19:58:03 blue login[31454]: FAILED LOGIN 1 FROM
X.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net FOR alok, User not known to the underlying
authentication module
Nov 6 19:58:05 blue PAM_pwdb[31454]: check pass; user unknown
Nov 6 19:58:06 blue login[31454]: FAILED LOGIN 2 FROM
X.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net FOR demo, User not known to the underlying
authentication module
Nov 6 19:58:08 blue PAM_pwdb[31454]: check pass; user unknown
Nov 6 19:58:09 blue login[31454]: FAILED LOGIN 3 FROM
X.dsl.lsan03.pacbell.net FOR isel, User not known to the underlying
authentication module
Nov 6 19:58:11 blue PAM_pwdb[31454]: check pass; user unknown
Nov 6 19:58:12 blue login[31454]: FAILED LOGIN SESSION FROM
X.lsan03.pacbell.net FOR hong, User not known to the underlying
authentication module
Nov 6 19:58:20 blue PAM_pwdb[31456]: check pass; user unknown
Nov 6 19:58:21 blue login[31456]: FAILED LOGIN 1 FROM X.mw.mediaone.net
FOR dawit, User not known to the underlying authentication module
Nov 6 19:58:23 blue PAM_pwdb[31456]: check pass; user unknown
Nov 6 19:58:24 blue login[31456]: FAILED LOGIN 2 FROM X.mw.mediaone.net
FOR efram, User not known to the underlying authentication module
Nov 6 19:58:26 blue PAM_pwdb[31456]: check pass; user unknown
Nov 6 19:58:27 blue login[31456]: FAILED LOGIN 3 FROM X.mw.mediaone.net
FOR daffy, User not known to the underlying authentication module
Nov 6 19:58:30 blue PAM_pwdb[31456]: check pass; user unknown
Nov 6 19:58:31 blue login[31456]: FAILED LOGIN SESSION FROM
X.mw.mediaone.net FOR edsel, User not known to the underlying
authentication module
Nov 6 19:59:00 blue PAM_pwdb[31459]: check pass; user unknown
Nov 6 19:59:01 blue login[31459]: FAILED LOGIN 1 FROM X.aps.pl FOR craig,
User not known to the underlying authentication module
Nov 6 19:59:07 blue PAM_pwdb[31459]: check pass; user unknown
Nov 6 19:59:08 blue login[31459]: FAILED LOGIN 2 FROM X.aps.pl FOR darin,
User not known to the underlying authentication module

login attempts are about 10 mins apart from each site.. might i say, I've
probably being hit by about 50-60 different IP's
of course, I have killed telnetd & am replying on ssh.
is this a worm/virus? or have i pissed someone off???
Any suggestions, help, comments welcome.
Nick

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