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Linux (Ubuntu) Trojan
« on: December 10, 2009, 10:08:04 am »
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Malware has been found hidden inside an innocuous 'waterfall' screensaver .deb file made available on popular artwork sharing site Gnome-Look.org.

The .deb file installs a script with elevated privileges designed to perform a DDoS attack as well as keep itself updated via downloads.


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