Malware List
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Written by Pithyus   
Saturday, 05 December 2009 02:59

The following is a partial list of known Linux malware. Known malware is not the only or even the most important threat: new malware or attacks directed to specific sites can use vulnerabilities not previously known to the community or not previously used by malware.

Trojans

  • Kaiten - Linux.Backdoor.Kaiten trojan horse
  • Rexob - Linux.Backdoor.Rexob trojan

Viruses

  • Alaeda - Virus.Linux.Alaeda
  • Bad Bunny - Perl.Badbunny
  • Binom - Linux/Binom
  • Bliss
  • Brundle
  • Bukowski
  • Diesel - Virus.Linux.Diesel.962
  • Kagob a - Virus.Linux.Kagob.a
  • Kagob b - Virus.Linux.Kagob.b
  • MetaPHOR (also known as Simile)
  • Nuxbee - Virus.Linux.Nuxbee.1403
  • OSF.8759
  • Podloso - Linux.Podloso (The iPod virus)
  • Rike - Virus.Linux.Rike.1627
  • RST - Virus.Linux.RST.a (known for infecting Korean release of Mozilla Suite 1.7.6 and Thunderbird 1.0.2 in September 2005)
  • Satyr - Virus.Linux.Satyr.a
  • Staog
  • Vit - Virus.Linux.Vit.4096
  • Winter - Virus.Linux.Winter.341
  • Winux (also known as Lindose and PEElf)
  • Wit virus
  • ZipWorm - Virus.Linux.ZipWorm

Worms

  • Adm - Net-Worm.Linux.Adm
  • Adore
  • Cheese - Net-Worm.Linux.Cheese
  • Devnull
  • Kork
  • Linux/Lion
  • Mighty - Net-Worm.Linux.Mighty
  • Millen - Linux.Millen.Worm
  • Ramen worm
  • Slapper
  • SSH Bruteforce