Linux.Wifatch
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Linux.Wifatch is an open-source piece of malware which has been noted for not having been used for malicious actions, instead attempting to secure devices from other malware.[2]
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Author(s) | The White Team |
Operating system(s) affected | Linux |
Written in | Perl[2] |
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Linux.Wifatch operates in a manner similar to a computer security system and updates definitions through its Peer to Peer network and deletes remnants of malware which remain.[3]
Linux.Wifatch has been active since at least November 2014.[4] According to its authors the idea for Linux.Wifatch came after reading the Carna paper.[5] Linux.Wifatch was later released on GitLab by its authors under the GNU General Public License on October 5, 2015.[6]