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Title: XOR Trojan Threatens Linux Networks
Post by: HCK on October 03, 2015, 03:00:17 am
XOR Trojan Threatens Linux Networks

Researchers for the Security Intelligence Response Team at Akamai on Tuesday issued a high-risk threat advisory for XOR DDoS proliferation. The XOR DDoS Trojan is used to hijack Linux servers to build a botnet for distributed denial-of-service attacks with SYN and DNS floods, researchers tracking the malware said. The massive Linux-based botnet can take down websites under a flood of DDoS traffic.

Source: XOR Trojan Threatens Linux Networks (http://www.technewsworld.com/story/82559.html?rss=1)