Kaspersky Releases Free Tool that Scans Linux for Known Threats
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Kaspersky releases free tool that scans Linux for known threats
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Kaspersky has released a new virus removal tool named KVRT for the Linux platform, allowing users to scan their systems and remove malware and other known threats for free.
The security firm notes that despite the common misconception that Linux systems are intrinsically secure from threats, there has been a constant supply of "in the wild" examples that prove otherwise, most recently, the XZ Utils backdoor.
Kaspersky's new tool isn't a real-time threat protection tool but a standalone scanner that can detect malware, adware, legitimate programs abused for malicious purposes, and other known threats and offers to clean them.
[...] "Our application can scan system memory, startup objects, boot sectors, and all files in the operating system for known malware. It scans files of all formats - including archived ones," says Kaspersky.
One thing to note is that KVRT only supports 64-bit systems and requires an active internet connection to work.
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