Linux gets its own nasty Bitcoin malware
“If the malware gets onto a Linux system it, as the name suggests, attempts to hijack cycles to mine cryptocurrency and also tries to disable any security software.”
How exactly does the Linux malware get onto the Linux system in the first place, without the user downloading and running the malware and providing the root password? Oh look this link points to a website for Dr.Web Anti-virus on which resides this quote:
“A multicomponent malware program capable of infecting Linux devices and intended to be used for Monero (XMR) mining. It is implemented as a shell script containing over 1,000 lines of code. When launched”
Yes, the suspence is killing me, how does the script execute itself, without user action. And while you're at it share with us what Linux techie runs a script without reading it!!!
“After booting up, run a full scan of all disk partitions with Dr.Web Anti-virus for Linux.”
Biting the hand that feeds IT
