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ESET Discovers 21 New Linux Malware Families (zdnet.com)

Posted by msmash on from the watch-list dept.

In a report published last week by cyber-security firm ESET, the company detailed 21 "new" Linux malware families. All operate in the same manner, as trojanized versions of the OpenSSH client. From a report: They are developed as second-stage tools to be deployed in more complex "botnet" schemes. Attackers would compromise a Linux system, usually a server, and then replace the legitimate OpenSSH installation with one of the trojanized versions.

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  1. Now that you know ... by AlanObject · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Is there anything about this that checking the digital signature of the OpenSSH files wouldn't work? That probably should be done at boot time and then periodically after that.