Widespread Linux trojan is listening to your conversations and taking screenshots of your desktop.

Kiyoris

serious trojan, update your anti-virus linux users

the trojan is taking screenshots of linux desktops and tapping into audio, stores it in a folder, and sends it to a remove server

possibly trying to steal credit card data and identifiable information through the audio

http://news.softpedia.com/news/new-trojan-spies-on-linux-users-by-taking-screenshots-and-recording-audio-499113.shtml

CrazKanuk

You had me right up until you said Linux. As we all know, viruses are not possible on Linux  

zaberfangx

Look at that linux catching up to windows oh wait they need 50K more viruses to go to get to a level where windows is.

Ridelynn

They don't mention what it specifically attacks. Odds are it's just a select few distros, WMs, outdated installs, or something of the sort. 

Odds are the particular vulnerability was patched out a while ago, but without mentioning anything the Softpedia post is just propoganda.

Rusque

So . . . like 5 computers have been infected? Or am I grossly overestimating Linux adoption?

Ridelynn

Well, Linux on the Desktop is pretty slow. 

But Linux does a lot more than just Desktop OS software. Android, for instance, is Linux-based. Many routers and set-top boxes run Linux variants, or software derived from Linux.  A lot of cloud services run Linux on the backend. And perhaps the most scary thing at all, out of the top Million online servers, 96.6% of them run Linux 

But Linux servers and those other type of devices aren't necessarily running a GUI hooked up to a microphone...

carotid

zaberfangx said:

Look at that linux catching up to windows oh wait they need 50K more viruses to go to get to a level where windows is.

Are you, like, 10 years old?

Quizzical

If the thread title were true, some people would declare victory because it would mean that desktop Linux is widespread.

Tamanous

Well the OP's sig is hilarious and accurate!

zaberfangx

Torval said:

zaberfangx said:

Look at that linux catching up to windows oh wait they need 50K more viruses to go to get to a level where windows is.

In general I think Windows is probably one of the most secure desktop systems available, unless you're going to stay on older versions which is yet another good reason Microsoft should move on and drop support for the kruft.

Every version of Windows, starting with Win7, has made some pretty significant steps forward with security. With Linux you're really left up to the distro packager on what is included by default. Even if you want to harden your desktop it is not trivial for an average user.

Windows is as secure as much as other OS out there but windows is the most attack OS on the desktop other then linux server OS. Yeah is up to the distro packager to roll out some security patch and some do it pretty well to keep it updated.

Viruses on linux does happen more over time if linux become a good desktop to go to other then windows then will get attack as much as windows with all type of unwanted programs.

The thing about that news article does not say what linux version that got the viruses if not all of them. Or did not say where they did to get that unwanted program mostly they don't know how end up there.

esc-joconnor

The problem with MS is the length of time it takes them to deploy patches for vulnerabilities. Weeks compared to the days it takes for most OSS.