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Linux Malicious Process Detection

critical Nessus Plugin ID 71261

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Synopsis

Nessus detected malicious processes on the remote host.

Description

The hash of one or more running processes on the remote Linux host matches known malware.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 71261

File Name: linux_malware_scan.nbin

Version: 1.483

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Backdoors

Published: 12/9/2013

Updated: 3/19/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: The detection is suspected as being malware.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/uname