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Powerful Malware Disguised as Crypto Miner Infects 1M+ Windows, Linux PCs (www.pcmag.com)

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Antivirus provider Kaspersky uncovers a sophisticated piece of 'StripedFly' malware camouflaged as a cryptocurrency miner that's been targeting PCs for more than five years.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I wasn't intentionally trying to imply that it came from the article. That's why I posted the naked link. I wasn't really thinking about the Linux component when I posted the article.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago

That’s why I posted the naked link.

Which is perfectly fine and dandy. I think some people just had a knee jerk reaction, based on a misunderstanding of context.