Multiplatform malware
Employees Kaspersky Lab identified a new family of multi-platform malicious programs - Mokes. Trojans attack computers running Linux and Windows, and their main task is to capture the characters entered from the keyboard, make screenshots, as well as spying with cameras and microphones connected to infected devices. Stolen information is sent to a server controlled by cyber criminals.
Detected by Kaspersky Lab analysts Mokes family has been designed as a set of cross-platform malicious programs to monitor victims.
Linux version has the ability to record all the characters that the user of the infected computer is part of the keyboard, capture the sound using the built-in or attached microphone and take screenshots. When you first run the worm ensures its activation with each start of the system and connects to a server controlled by the attackers. The Trojan then attempts to start its functions spyware and regularly sends the collected data to control the cyber criminals. Variant for Windows has the same functionality, but also has a feature that allows you to capture video from a camera connected to the infected computer (eg. The built-in webcam).
"Among the many Linux users there is a perception that the system is free from threats. Unfortunately this is not true and although malicious programs for this platform is not much compared to Windows, our new discovery clearly shows that cybercriminals have not forgotten about Linux. In addition, due to the fact that the Trojans Mokes are cross-platform threats, we can expect to see further members of this family, eg. For OS X "- said Stefan Ortloff, a researcher for. IT security, Kaspersky Lab.
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