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November 10, 2005
Linux: Opening up to Security Holes
Awhile back in late June I published two articles (2nd one) explaining that soon non-Microsoft operating sytems would no longer be safe. It's a matter of how popular the software is; the concept makes perfect sense: Microsoft Windows software has 60,000 known viruses because millions use the software. Today, I came across an article about a new Linux virus called "Lupper". Lupper attacks websites through vulnerable PHP/CGI scripts while installing and executing a copy of the worm. McAfee describes it as sending "malicious http requests on port 80. If the target server is running one of the vulnerable scripts at specific URLs and is configured to permit external shell commands and remote file download in the PHP/CGI environment, a copy of the worm could be downloaded and executed." It can also harvest Email addresses stored on the server. Read more about Linux security and the type of viruses they might get.
Posted by AlexM at November 10, 2005 7:36 PM