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New Linux malware is controlled through emojis sent from Discord
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this post was submitted on 16 Jun 2024
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So to get infected, you need to download and unpack a ZIP archive sent to you from an unknown address, then execute the file it contains? In that case, I'm not too worried.
It's more about C&C, novel ways to get around firewall restrictions. Deploying a payload is the hard part, but having control over a large botnet without raising red flags is an art as well.