Thread: Re: Performance problem postgresql 9.5

Re: Performance problem postgresql 9.5

From
Andreas Kretschmer
Date:

Am 08.06.2018 um 22:09 schrieb Alvaro Herrera:
> On 2018-Jun-08, Miguel Angel Sanchez Sandoval wrote:
>
>> Hi guys, migrate from 8.4 to 9.5, all OK except that 2-3 days pass and the
>> database experiences slowness, I execute the linux top command and it shows
>> me a postgres user process executing a strange command (2yhdgrfrt63788)
>> that I consume a lot of CPU, I see the querys active and encounter select
>> fun ('./ 2yhdgrfrt63788') , this did not happen in version 8.4, any help
>> would appreciate it.
> Hmm, has your database been compromised?  You may have an intruder there --
> beware.
>

https://www.imperva.com/blog/2018/03/deep-dive-database-attacks-scarlett-johanssons-picture-used-for-crypto-mining-on-postgre-database/

Regards, Andreas

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