WiFatch: “Good Guy” Malware – Daily Security Byte EP.155

Can malware be good? That’s the question we explore by looking at a new Linux threat called Wifatch. This new “threat” infects consumer routers and other Linux-based IoT devices, but rather than do anything bad, it seems to plug security holes. Learn what I think about this in today’s daily video.

(Episode Runtime: 4:00)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC0gB4Qh_sM

EPISODE REFERENCES:

• Original blog post about IfWatch – Loot Myself
• Symantec’s blog post on Linux-Wifatch – Symantec
• Threat dictionary write-up of Linux-Wifatch – Symantec

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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