CronRat: Linux malware is hiding in the calendar
CronRat is a new Linux trojan that hides in the scheduled tasks. The execution date on February 31st is of course invalid, but many security programs still fail to detect it. Researchers at e-commerce security specialist Sansec have discovered a new Linux remote access Trojan (RAT) that has found an unusual way of hiding itself from most security applications on the affected servers. CronRAT, as the security researchers dubbed it, disguises itself as a planned task - with the execution date February 31. Because this date is of course invalid and does not exist, the malware succeeds in ...