In previous research, Trend Micro have demonstrated how AI can be used to improve detection accuracy when new malware families emerge, particularly those that reuse or share code from open-source repositories.
In this blog entry, Trends Micro researchers present another compelling finding from the same approach. Trend Micro platform recently flagged an unusual Linux implant with low detection, which caught their researchers attention and prompted a deeper investigation. What followed was the discovery of Quasar Linux (QLNX), a previously undocumented Linux remote access trojan (RAT) with rootkit capabilities and a notably minimal detection footprint.
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Source: Trend Micro
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