How to Detect and Prevent Psyb0t, the Linux Router Worm

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Apr 15, 2009 5:51 AM EDT
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The Psyb0t worm infects Linux-based routers, including consumer-level broadband routers, and turns them into botnet nodes. Psyb0t finds easy entry because they are misconfigured. Eric Geier tells how to find out if you are infected and what to do about it, and gives sound advice that is pertinent to all routers.

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