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===> Malware writers are interested in Linux after all. <===

 

Russian security firm Dr Web has reported finding a shadowy Trojan that sets out to steal passwords on the open source platform as well as OS X.

 

Cross platform malware is rare but not unheard of, the usual technique being to hook into Java in search of victims using OS X.

Malware specifically designed to steal credentials from Linux systems is almost unheard of but might, on the basis of this new discovery, become a little less so in future.

 

"We do not have explicit evidence that it uses Java. To my knowledge it does not. This file was received from Virustotal," Dr Web analyst Igor Zdobnov told Techworld.

 

Read more:

http://news.techworld.com/security/3378804/linux-users-targeted-by-password-stealing-wirenet-trojan/?olo=rss&amp;utm_source=dlvr.it&amp;utm_medium=twitter

 

 

Summary: A second cross-platform Trojan downloader has been discovered that detects if you're running Windows, Mac OS X, or Linux, and then downloads the corresponding malware for your platform.

 

Read more:

http://www.zdnet.com/cross-platform-trojan-attacks-windows-intel-macs-linux-7000000872/