Tools take on new Linux Trojan
Source: Computer User
L33tdawg: The link to Qualys alert as well as the link to the fix download is over at https://www.qualys.com/alert/remoteshellb.html.
Utilities for detecting and removing a new Trojan horse that targets Linux systems have been posted on the Internet for free download. The tools, created by managed security provider Qualys, battle a new variant of the Remote Shell Trojan, dubbed "RST.b," which creates a backdoor on infected Linux computers, giving a remote attacker full control.
RST.b was first discovered in the wild last December by independent security researchers who identified it as a variant of RST, a Linux Trojan announced in September by Qualys
