Sunday 30 September 2018, Safety Guide
Xbash – a new all-in-one botnet – targets Windows and Linux with ransomware and cryptomining
Lost24
Researchers discovered a new malware, named Xbash, targeting servers of various platforms, with four different versions seen in the wild actively seeking unprotected services, exploiting vulnerabilities, and deleting databases in modern OS systems.
A newly discovered malware was reported to have combined ransomware, coinminer, botnet and worm feature together.
The malware attacks both Windows and Linux systems in different ways. It deletes database on Linux while mines for cryptocurrency on Windows.
Generally, Xbash malware is likely to attack the system that is protected with a weak password or running with unpatched known vulnerabilities. On Linux, researcher found that Xbash malware is clearly instructed to delete the vic