[HLUG] a trojan that targets Windows, Mac, and Linux computers

[Julian Robbins]

On 28 February 2011 17:40, dicegeorge at hotmail dot com <
dicegeorge at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Is this true?
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/01/19/mac_linux_bot_vulnerabilities/
>
> a trojan that targets Windows, Mac, and Linux computers contains gaping
> security vulnerabilities that allow rival criminal gangs to commandeer the
> infected machines.
>


Scary !! Luckily,  it also says in the artcile :-

*They didn't show any infections on Linux machines. Turner said that
Jnanabot attacks on the open source platform weren't able to survive a
reboot.*

So not quite so ad on linux after all.

Just as an aside, I've been using esets new beta for 64 bit linux AV at
work, and it works well. Most AV doesnt work on 64 bit pc's it appears ..

Julian

>
> Known as Trojan.Jnanabot, or alternately as OSX/Koobface.A or
> trojan.osx.boonana.a, the bot made waves in October when researchers
> discovered its Java-based makeup allowed it to attack Mac and Linux
> machines, not just Windows PCs as is the case with most malware. Once
> installed, the trojan components are stored in an invisible folder and use
> strong encryption to keep communications private.
>
>
>
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