The malware is aimed at the 64-bit Debian Squeezy kernel and is distributed to would-be victims via an unusual form of iFrame injection attack
Security researchers have discovered what appears to be an experimental Linux rootkit designed to infect its highly select victims during a classic drive-by website attack.
Posted anonymously
to Full Disclosure on 13 November by an annoyed website owner, the rootkit has since been confirmed by
CrowdStrike and
Kaspersky Lab as being distributed to would-be victims via an unusual form of iFrame injection attack.