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The MD5 Sums for My Policy/Config/Tripwire Executable Files at Installation are different than what my Latest Report tells me. How could this happen?

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The MD5 Sums for My Policy/Config/Tripwire Executable Files at Installation are different than what my Latest Report tells me. How could this happen?

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Rocks calculates MD5s Policy, Config, and Tripwire files after it initializes. If you have knowingly changed any of these, then the difference is OK. These might have changed if you reinitialized Tripwire interactively or in batch mode after initial installation. If you have NOT knowingly changed any of these items, then your computer may be at risk. Be very suspect of the Tripwire executable whose MD5 Sum has changed.