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- Rootkit.Linux.SKIDMAP.A
Linux
This rootkit is used by Skidmap - a Linux malware - to hide its cryptocurrency-mining abilities.
This Rootkit arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
272,665 bytes
ELF
Yes
04 Sep 2019
Arrival Details
This Rootkit arrives on a system as a file dropped by other malware or as a file downloaded unknowingly by users when visiting malicious sites.
Other Details
This Rootkit does the following:
9.850
15.346.01
04 Sep 2019
15.347.00
05 Sep 2019
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