Malware Shellbot is now able to shut down other miners

in #crypto-miners5 years ago

According to its report, these findings come from Boston-based cyber-specificity firm Threat Stack. This company claims that Shellbot, which was first searched for 2005, received a major update. TechCrunch told Tech May 1 on May 1 that shellbot Cryptojacking malware has undergone an update and has come up with some new capabilities.

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This will stop other miners operating on the same machines. This Threat Stack claims that this new and improved version is capable of spreading through an infected network. This malware then mines the privacy-centric Monroe (XMR). This original shellbot was able to force the credentials of SSH remote access services on Linux servers protected by weak passwords.

This Threat Stack clearly exposed the new recurrence of Shellbot on the United States Company’s Linux server. Although it is still unclear how malware is distributed, the researchers identified three components and found the script used to install it.

This malware command and its control server is an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) server. In which attackers can use to give commands and check the status of the infected server. This shellbot was reportedly making $ 300 a day, a figure that grows as a spread of malware. Sam Bisbee, Chief Safety Officer of Threat Stack, told TechCrunch that the virus's ability does not end there.

A few days later, American software security firm Symantec found Spike in a new crypto mining malware that primarily targeted corporate networks. According to the previous week's report, Cyber Space Company Malware Bytes announced illegal crypto mining against consumers, it is also known as Cryptojacking for essentially extinction. They are able to completely intrude, ransom, or destroy data in using this malware.

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