To set the scene, let’s assume we want to make an exectuable binary for x86_64 Linux that’s supposed to be extremely portable. It should work on both Debian and Arch Linux. It should work on systems ...

Making a file executable in any Linux distribution is a straightforward process that can greatly expand the functionality of your system. Here’s how you can accomplish this task: 1.Open the Terminal: ...

When an executable is generated using pkg on Alpine Linux (in a docker image builder), the executable is generated with the PIE (Position Independent Executable) compile option disabled. The following ...

Shell builtins are commands that are loaded into memory when a shell — such as bash, sh, or zsh — is invoked. The reason for this is that keeping these commands in memory helps ensure that these ...

With companies commonly using a mixed environment of Windows and Linux servers, ransomware operations have increasingly started to create Linux versions of their malware to ensure they encrypt all ...

7/31/20: Update added below with information from Intezer Labs and a link to the malware sample. This article was originally published on July 30th, 2020. TrickBot's Anchor malware platform has been ...