Linux malware includes viruses, Trojans, worms and other types of malware that affect the Linux family of operating systems. Linux, Unix and other Unix-like...
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Linux Malware Detect, abbreviated as LMD or maldet, is a software package that looks for malware on Linux systems and reports on it. To protect Linux...
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Antivirus software (redirect from Malware scanner)
known as anti-malware, is a computer program used to prevent, detect, and remove malware. Antivirus software was originally developed to detect and remove...
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ClamAV (category Antivirus software for Linux)
able to detect many types of malware, including viruses. It was developed for Unix and has third party versions available for AIX, BSD, HP-UX, Linux, macOS...
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algorithm Facebook malware File binder Identity theft Industrial espionage Linux malware Malvertising Phishing Point-of-sale malware Hacktivism Riskware...
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Mirai (from the Japanese word for "future", 未来) is malware that turns networked devices running Linux into remotely controlled bots that can be used as...
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Android (operating system) (redirect from Android malware)
protection against customized malware or targeted attacks", and that "the tested antivirus apps were also not able to detect malware which is completely unknown...
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Rootkit (redirect from Stealth malware)
"Detecting Rootkits And Kernel-level Compromises In Linux". Symantec. Retrieved 2010-11-23. Osborne, Charlie (September 17, 2019). "Skidmap malware buries...
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Computer virus (category Types of malware)
perfectly detect all possible viruses. Cohen's theoretical compression virus was an example of a virus which was not malicious software (malware), but was...
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operating systems including Microsoft Windows, macOS, and Linux. A CIA internal audit identified 91 malware tools out of more than 500 tools in use in 2016 being...
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Staog (category Malware stubs)
first Windows 95 virus, Boza. Linux malware Piccard, Paul (4 August 2006). Combating Spyware in the Enterprise: Discover, Detect, and Eradicate the Internet's...
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Zero-day vulnerability (redirect from Next-generation malware)
target's systems, for such purposes as disrupting operations, installing malware, or exfiltrating data. Researchers Lillian Ablon and Andy Bogart write...
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Akerlund, Geoff (June 2014), FreeFileSync comes bundled with the OpenCandy malware., Backup Review, retrieved 2 February 2018 FFS FAQ, retrieved 27 June 2018...
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malware and rootkits installing themselves as a hypervisor below the operating system, known as hyperjacking, can make them more difficult to detect because...
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Whitelist (category Malware)
of) IP-addresses.[citation needed] One approach in combating viruses and malware is to whitelist software which is considered safe to run, blocking all...
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Trojan horse (computing) (redirect from Trojan (malware))
ports for this communication, it can be relatively simple to detect them. Moreover, other malware could potentially "take over" the trojan, using it as a proxy...
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Debian (redirect from Debian GNU/Linux)
based on the Linux kernel, and is the basis of many other Linux distributions. As of September 2023, Debian is the second-oldest Linux distribution still...
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Timeline of computer viruses and worms (category Malware)
surveillance.[citation needed] The BASHLITE malware is leaked leading to a massive spike in DDoS attacks. Linux.Wifatch is revealed to the general public...
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ESET NOD32 (category Antivirus software for Linux)
Antivirus 4 for Linux Desktop were released for public testing. ESET stated the release automatically detects and cleans cross-platform malware, scans archives...
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Ransomware (redirect from Ransomware (malware))
Ransomware is a type of malware that encrypts the victim's personal data until a ransom is paid. Difficult-to-trace digital currencies such as paysafecard...
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Stacheldraht (German for "barbed wire") is malware which performs a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack. It was written by "Thomas Stacheldraht"...
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router distribution based on the Linux-libre kernel IPFire – an open-source firewall/router distribution based on the Linux kernel fli4l – an open-source...
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BASHLITE (category Linux malware)
Gafgyt, Lizkebab, PinkSlip, Qbot, Torlus and LizardStresser) is malware which infects Linux systems in order to launch distributed denial-of-service attacks...
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being that the similarity in the purpose of both is same. BASHLITE – Malware for Linux systems Billion laughs attack – Denial-of-service attack at XML parsers...
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detection system comparison Hardening (computing) Linux malware MalwareMustDie Rootkit "A way to detect the rootkits and exploits in CentOS/RHEL". medium...
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Cheat Engine (section Malware distribution)
unwanted programs which are often bloatware or malware, and as a result, most anti-virus software detects the installer as a virus. Bloatware-free versions...
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Mobile security (section Malicious software (malware))
system resources, executes quickly, and is hard to detect. Mobile ransomware is a type of malware that locks users out of their mobile devices in a...
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Host-based intrusion detection system comparison Hardening (computing) Linux malware MalwareMustDie rkhunter Lynis OSSEC Samhain (software) Emms, Steve (2023-11-05)...
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Kaspersky Anti-Virus (category Linux security software)
Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac contains definitions to detect and block malware affecting Windows, Linux and macOS alike. Kaspersky Anti-Virus for Mac also...
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example, it may skip the memory test - and may not perform a POST at all. Malware may prevent or subvert a warm boot by intercepting the Ctrl + Alt + Delete...
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