We mostly used Ubuntu Linux (details below) for our review and test. Researchers observed that Ebury had infected approximately 26,000 Linux servers since May 2013.Īnother reason for using an antimalware program on a Linux computer is to intercept any Windows malware before it can be passed on to a Windows system that it could infect. One of Windigo’s components – Ebury – provided attackers with a backdoor to infected servers and the ability to steal SSH credentials and send spam mails.
Linux malware does exist, even if the number of programs is small for example, in March 2014, ZDNet reported the discovery of the cybercrime campaign “Operation Windigo”. In reality, the situation is not so simple. Linux operating systems are often considered to be immune to malware attacks, which would mean that antivirus software for Linux would be redundant.
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