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ESET research discovers a unique loader for Windows binaries that, unlike other such loaders, runs as a server and executes received modules in memory.

Share ESET researchers publish a white paper about unique multiplatform malware they’ve named Kobalos ESET researchers have analyzed malware that has been targeting high performance computing (HPC) clusters, among other high-profile targets. We reverse engineered this small, yet complex, malware that is portable to many operating systems including Linux, BSD, Solaris, and possibly AIX and Windows. We have named this malware Kobalos for its tiny code size and many tricks; i...