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| From | jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> |
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| Subject | Re: DAEMON Tools vs daemontools |
| Date | Wed, 06 May 2026 12:24:47 -0400 |
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Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
> “Widely used Daemon Tools disk app backdoored in monthlong
> supply-chain attack”
> <https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/widely-used-daemon-tools-disk-app-backdoored-in-monthlong-supply-chain-attack/>:
Looks like they are talking about Windows stuff.
https://www.kaspersky.com/about/press-releases/kaspersky-identifies-ongoing-supply-chain-attack-on-official-daemon-tools-website-distributing-backdoor-malware
>Specifically, attackers tampered with legitimate application binaries
>to execute malicious code at process startup and leveraged a legitimate
>Windows service to maintain persistence on the host.
This one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_Tools
Not this one:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemontools
Why the Windows one uses the term "daemon" when it has nothing to do
with daemons I don't know.
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DAEMON Tools vs daemontools Lawrence D’Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> - 2026-05-05 22:35 +0000
Re: DAEMON Tools vs daemontools Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-05-05 19:22 -0400
Re: DAEMON Tools vs daemontools jayjwa <jayjwa@atr2.ath.cx.invalid> - 2026-05-06 12:24 -0400
Re: DAEMON Tools vs daemontools John Ames <commodorejohn@gmail.com> - 2026-05-06 09:40 -0700
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