Author: JT Smith
Posted at PR Newswire: “Qualys, Inc., a leading
provider of enterprise network vulnerability assessment and monitoring
solutions, today announced that its QualysGuard(TM) online vulnerability
scanning service is the first scanning solution capable of detecting the
presence of a potentially dangerous new Linux backdoor Trojan identified as
the Remote Shell Trojan. This Trojan consists of two primary components — a
virus-like self replication capability, and the ability to install a backdoor
process to enable remote attacks on the infected system. Qualys is making
available a free downloadable tool to probe for the trojan’s presence on a
Linux machine along with a free downloadable fix to cleanse infected files.”
provider of enterprise network vulnerability assessment and monitoring
solutions, today announced that its QualysGuard(TM) online vulnerability
scanning service is the first scanning solution capable of detecting the
presence of a potentially dangerous new Linux backdoor Trojan identified as
the Remote Shell Trojan. This Trojan consists of two primary components — a
virus-like self replication capability, and the ability to install a backdoor
process to enable remote attacks on the infected system. Qualys is making
available a free downloadable tool to probe for the trojan’s presence on a
Linux machine along with a free downloadable fix to cleanse infected files.”
