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Security researchers identify new malware targeting Linux
ESET researchers analyzed previously unknown Linux backdoors that are connected to known Windows malware used by the China-aligned Gelsemium group, as well as to Project Wood.
ESET researchers have identified multiple samples of Linux backdoor, which we have named WolfsBane, that we attribute with high confidence to the Gelsemium advanced persistent threat (APT) group. Part of the analyzed WolfsBane attack chain is also a modified open-source userland rootkit, a type of software that exists in the user space of an operating system and hides its activities. The ever-increasing adoption of EDR solutions, along with Microsoft’s default strategy of disabling VBA macros, are leading to a scenario where adversaries are being forced to look for other potential avenues of attack.
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