February 6, 2017 Linux.Mirai is currently the most widespread Trojan for Linux. The first version of this malware was added to the Dr.Web virus databases under the name Linux.DDoS.87 back in May 2016. Since then, it has become very popular among virus makers as its source codes have been made public.
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