core.xxx files in the main folder :-s hack?

[soltan]

hey guys, i see a lottttttttttt of files starting with core. and some numbers after it
example
core.820
core.449
core.990
and ...
i see all these new files in my public_html folder, they range about 3 meg size, i have no clue what they are,
i upgradeed to the 1.4 yesterday and today i see all these files in my folder and also i cant access the gallery anymore :-s
this is the error i get
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Internal Server Error
The server encountered an internal error or misconfiguration and was unable to complete your request.
Please contact the server administrator, webmaster@iranianbuddies.com and inform them of the time the error occurred, and anything you might have done that may have caused the error.

More information about this error may be available in the server error log.


Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.


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Apache/1.3.36 Server at www.iranianbuddies.com Port 80

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any idea what these files are? :-s

[Nibbler]

They are core dumps, left by programs when they crash. This is unrelated to Coppermine and unlikely to be hacking. Contact your host if you are concerned.

[Sami]

already done by Gizmo
http://forum.coppermine-gallery.net/index.php?topic=33476.msg156142#msg156142
sorry
false post

[soltan]

They are core dumps, left by programs when they crash. This is unrelated to Coppermine and unlikely to be hacking. Contact your host if you are concerned.

ok, thanks alot