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Old 03-23-2013, 02:50 AM   #1
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LXer: Symantec finds Linux wiper malware used in S. Korean attacks


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ecurity vendors analyzing the code used in the cyber attacks against South Korea are finding nasty components designed to wreck infected computers. Tucked inside a piece of Windows malware used in the attacks is a component that erases Linux machines, an analysis from Symantec has found. The malware, which it called Jokra, is unusual, Symantec said.

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Old 03-23-2013, 03:21 AM   #2
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Clever. Maybe that's why you should dump Window$ completely, as it poses a security threat to Linux.
 
  


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