Cybersecurity investigators have detected a malware similar to Linux malware, which is said as ‘nearly-impossible-to-detect malware’. This weapon could be used as a weapon to infect the systems.
This secret Symbiote virus has the ability to hide itself within the running processes and network traffic. Afterwards, it clears every information of the victim from the system. The difference between Symbiote and Linux malware is that it infects running processes rather than using a single working file to wreak damage.
Also, Symbiote malware is capable of shielding its network traffic by using of the extended Berkeley Packet Filter (eBPF) feature. It injects itself into an inspection software’s process and uses BPF to filter out results which hides its activity.
Accordingly, BlackBerry and Intezer, the two threat intelligence firms started developing the malware in November 2021. Consequently, this malware was created to use it to target the financial sector in Latin America and also on the banks like Banco do Brasil and Caixa.
