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| From | "Andrei Z." <no-email@invalid.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.linux.misc |
| Subject | Re: Linux Executables Deployed as Stealth Windows Loaders |
| Date | 2021-09-19 20:41 +0300 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <si7soh$u28$1@gioia.aioe.org> (permalink) |
| References | <si7iim$1pb2$1@gioia.aioe.org> <2jrekg9thekhkrmo72uol4q9q34ld88u4v@4ax.com> |
SolutionsViaDIY wrote: > On Sun, 19 Sep 2021 17:47:50 +0300, "Andrei Z." > <no-email@invalid.invalid> wrote: > >> No Longer Just Theory: Black Lotus Labs Uncovers Linux Executables >> Deployed as Stealth Windows Loaders >> >> https://blog.lumen.com/no-longer-just-theory-black-lotus-labs-uncovers-linux-executables-deployed-as-stealth-windows-loaders/ > > > For those of us who are not techies, what does this mean, exactly? I > read the article but not sure I understand completely. Does it mean > we think we're installing Linux but we're getting nasty Windows, > instead??? Unless it's specifically this Windows Subsystem for Linux > (WSL) which can't be accidentally installed as Linux by mistake? > > Sorry, I'm really not a techie ... (And in case of yes to the above > [???], how can a layperson know the difference?) > > Researchers have recorded a new way to compromise computers running Windows that uses malicious Linux binary files created for Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL).
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Linux Executables Deployed as Stealth Windows Loaders "Andrei Z." <no-email@invalid.invalid> - 2021-09-19 17:47 +0300
Re: Linux Executables Deployed as Stealth Windows Loaders SolutionsViaDIY <NoSpamJunkMailAtAll@NoSpam.com> - 2021-09-19 13:08 -0400
Re: Linux Executables Deployed as Stealth Windows Loaders "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2021-09-19 13:24 -0400
Re: Linux Executables Deployed as Stealth Windows Loaders "Andrei Z." <no-email@invalid.invalid> - 2021-09-19 20:41 +0300
Re: Linux Executables Deployed as Stealth Windows Loaders SevenOverSix <hae274c.net> - 2021-09-21 23:59 -0400
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