Linux.Wifatch

Linux.Wifatch
Author(s) The White Team
Operating system(s) affected Linux
Written in Perl

Linux.Wifatch is an open-source piece of malware which has been noted for not having been used for malicious actions, instead attempting to secure devices from other malware.[1]

Linux.Wifatch operates in a manner similar to a computer security system and updates definitions through its Peer to Peer network and deletes remnants of malware which remain.[2]

Linux.Wifatch has been active since at least November of 2014.[3] According to its authors the idea for Linux.Wifatch came after reading the Carna paper.[4] Linux.Wifatch was later released on GitLab by its authors under the GNU General Public License on October 5 2015.[5]

See also

References

  1. Ballano, Mario (1 Oct 2015). "Is there an Internet-of-Things vigilante out there?". Symantec. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  2. Das, Samburaj (October 2, 2015). "Linux.Wifatch: Vigilante Hacker Infects Routers with Malware to Fight Bad Malware". hacked.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  3. Kovacs, Eduard (October 7, 2015). "Developers of Mysterious Wifatch Malware Come Forward". securityweek.com. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  4. "linux.wifatch". The White Team. October 5, 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
  5. Cimpanu, Catalin (Oct 7, 2015). "Creators of the Benevolent Linux.Wifatch Malware Reveal Themselves". Softpedia. Retrieved 14 November 2016.

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