IDG Contributor Network: Linux Trojan captures audio and takes screenshots
Linux Trojan captures audio and takes screenshots
Security is something that is always on the minds of users these days, and that includes those who use Linux. TechWeek Europe has a disturbing article about a Linux trojan that captures audio and takes screenshots.
It remains to be seen how widespread this Trojan is among Linux users and what the exact attack vector is for it.
Steve McCaskill reports for TechWeek Europe:
Security researchers have found a new Linux Trojan capable of taking screenshots of infected systems and even recording sound.
Russian anti-virus firm Dr Web says that once the Linux.Ekoms.1 malware is launched it checks for two specific files – one related to Dropbox and another related to Firefox. If it finds neither of the files, it makes a copy of itself and launches from a new directory.
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