Main Catalog Informatics, Computer Engineering and Control Methods and Systems of Information Protection, Information Security

Characteristics of the Linux malware: conclusions and recent trends

Authors: Tonoyan A.K., Glinskaya E.V.
Published in issue: #2(97)/2025
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Category: Informatics, Computer Engineering and Control \| Chapter: Methods and Systems of Information Protection, Information Security
Keywords: malware, forensics, Internet of Things, embedded systems, data analytics, machine learning, expert systems
Published: 29.04.2025

In the recent years, an increase is observed in the number of malware programs that target infrastructures built on the IoT devices. The paper presents a study of the malware programs aimed at the Linux operating systems and the Internet of Things (IoT) devices. Using the static and dynamic analysis methods, it classifies the known threats and identifies the new ones. A unique dataset collected by the community is used making it possible to analyze in-depth the existing trends. Key findings include an increase in the number of the crypto-mining attacks, growing attacks complexity, and the rapid emergence of new malware with minimal investment in the infrastructure. Study results could be useful for specialists in computer forensics and the IoT security.

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