LXer: 2 examples of Linux capable malware, for the sceptics
 

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As some people commented on my previous post they don't think you need a virus scanner in Linux ,I have some examples. These things are found by ClamAV: There is a group of hackers defacing sites, they specialize in Joomla websites. If you run a joomla website for a while, and don't upgrade it when security updates are published, you have about a 99% change of it being hacked (don't know any real numbers, but I do know people who have experienced this several times). Backdoor Script These guys use a backdoor script based on PHP-shell, php shell is a PHP program which gives you a shell like environment in which you can run system commands on a remote server.

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And both only attack web servers.

Snore.

Wake me up when desktop Linux users have to worry...

And it only affects 'old unpatched joomla version'. Great, thanks for the news, I'll get right on it and install antivirus instead of upgrading to a sane recent version of joomla. Good idea.

I've run into these idiots and even with an old Joomla version, you're fine if you.....GASP....... Lock down PHP.


Imagine that.