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jeff via plug on 19 Jul 2019 09:45:40 -0700
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- From: jeff via plug <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
- To: Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
- Subject: [PLUG] spyware
- Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 12:45:30 -0400
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https://thehackernews.com/2019/07/linux-gnome-spyware.html
EvilGnome malware masquerades itself as a legit GNOME extension, a
program that lets Linux users extend the functionality of their desktops.
According to the researchers, the implant is delivered in the form of a
self-extracting archive shell script created with 'makeself,' a small
shell script that generates a self-extractable compressed tar archive
from a directory.
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