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:Mystery Infestation Strikes Linux/Apache Web Sites
Mystery Infestation Strikes Linux/Apache Web Sites
Jan 25, 2008, 13 :45 UTC (12 Talkback[s]) (4817 reads)

(Other stories by Joe Barr)

"According to a press release issued earlier this month by Finjan, a security research firm, compromised Web servers are infecting thousands of visitors daily with malware that turns their Windows machines into unwitting bots to do the bidding of an as yet unidentified criminal organization. Security firms ScanSafe and SecureWorks have since added their own takes on the situation, though with varying estimates on the number of sites affected. All reports thus far say the compromised servers are running Linux and Apache.

"According to an article on ServerTune.com, the exploit involves a rootkit installed on the compromised server that replaces several system binaries with infected versions..."

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...Other than using and safeguarding sec ...   Get a real sysadmin.   
Brandioch Conner
Jan 25, 2008, 18:09:12
 
> ...Other than using and safeguarding s ...   Re: Get a real sysadmin.   
Rainer Weikusat
Jan 25, 2008, 18:49:52
 
...Because the CD-ROM drive is a couple  ...   re: Re: Get a real sysadmin.   
Brandioch Conner
Jan 25, 2008, 21:50:08
 
>>  Additionally, because all the custom ...   Production control systems.   
Jimmy the geek
Jan 25, 2008, 21:50:20
 
The Cpanel people are saying the rootkit ...   Layer your defences   
Yim
Jan 26, 2008, 01:26:18
 
An additional method of maintaining a &# ...   Live website   
Joe User
Jan 27, 2008, 00:48:51
 
> > Why wouldn't you just boot from  ...   Re: Re: Get a real sysadmin.   
jack
Jan 27, 2008, 01:20:07
 
> ...Because the CD-ROM drive is a > cou ...   Re: re: Re: Get a real sysadmin.   
Rainer Weikusat
Jan 27, 2008, 14:35:42
 
I tried to write to a system binary on a ...   Re: Live website   
Yim
Jan 27, 2008, 17:34:13
 
...And even this is actually already a t ...   re: Re: re: Re: Get a real sysadmin.   
Brandioch Conner
Jan 28, 2008, 15:40:19
 
> ...And even this is actually > already ...   Re: re: Re: re: Re: Get a real sysadmin.   
Rainer Weikusat
Jan 28, 2008, 16:11:43
 
The bottom line is poor or no management ...   Not on Linux:   
GH
Jan 28, 2008, 22:43:50
 
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