Cephei
Cephei | |
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Type | Prepender |
Creator | TMZ |
Date Discovered | 2017 |
Place of Origin | Germany |
Source Language | Nim |
Platform | Linux |
Linux.Cephei is the very first virus written in Nim. It is an ELF (x86_64) prepender that infects Linux systems only. It is coded by TMZ as a proof of concept and it was released in the source code format.
Variants
- Linux/Cephei.A: initial release, simple ELF prepender. Encrypts host with AES during infection and decodes and runs it during execution.